Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Hermann Joseph Muller Biography and Timeline

Follow Hermann Joseph Muller through 1 dated historical records for United States of America.

Hermann Joseph Muller, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1946

Nobel Prize

Geneticist · Stockholm · Science / Medicine

Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering that X-ray irradiation can produce mutations in genetic material.

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