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  • Nancy B. Jackson, president of the American Chemical Society called Shechtman's discovery "one of these great scientific discoveries that go against the rules."

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Nancy B. Jackson, president of the American Chemical Society called Shechtman's discovery "one of these great scientific discoveries that go against the rules."

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Shechtman to offer congratulations on behalf of the citizens of Israel, for your award, which expresses the intellect of our people.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • He also works at Benjamin Netanyahu called Shechtman to offer congratulations on behalf of the citizens of Israel, for your award, which expresses the intellect of our people.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • "Every time you tell a story, you run the risk of introducing inconsistencies, or tripping yourself up," said Paul Shechtman , a white-collar defense lawyer and former federal and state prosecutor in New York.

    Strauss-Kahn's Accuser Takes Risk Going Public Ashby Jones 2011

  • Linus Pauling, the chemistry and peace Nobelist, called the discovery "nonsense" and denounced Mr. Shechtman as a "quasi-scientist."

    Chemistry's Cinderella Story 2011

  • "John Liu is not the first person in political life to have someone try to ingratiate himself by violating the campaign finance laws," Paul Shechtman, Mr. Liu's lawyer, said.

    Fund-Raiser for Liu Faces Charges Michael Howard Saul 2011

  • Mr. Shechtman, who last week won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is credited with the discovery in 1982 of quasicrystals, patterned but nonrepeating atomic structures that resemble the mosaics found in medieval Islamic art.

    Chemistry's Cinderella Story 2011

  • Mr. Shechtman said he understood the FBI agent represented himself to Mr. Liu as an out-of-town restaurant owner looking to open a restaurant in New York.

    Fund-Raiser for Liu Faces Charges Michael Howard Saul 2011

  • Linus Pauling and others' comments about Mr. Shechtman violated the "don't be a jerk" rule repeatedly and unjustifiably, but it was right to be skeptical of an extraordinary claim until it had been proved further—which it was.

    The Proof Lies in a Rigorous Proof 2011

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