Nobel Prize: Fred Ramsdell was on ‘off-the-grid hiking trip’; received news after 20 hours
Immunologist Fred Ramsdell, 64, discovered he'd won the Nobel Prize in Medicine while on a digital detox in the remote US backcountry. His wife, Laura O’Neill, regained cell service and found a flood of congratulatory messages. The couple had missed the Nobel Committee's call, with Ramsdell eventually contacting them nearly 20 hours later.
Immunologist Fred Ramsdell, 64, discovered he'd won the Nobel Prize in Medicine while on a digital detox in the remote US backcountry. His wife, Laura O’Neill, regained cell service and found a flood of congratulatory messages. The couple had missed the Nobel Committee's call, with Ramsdell eventually contacting them nearly 20 hours later.
