Chapter 08: Curiosity and Asking Innovative Questions is "The Way He's Wired"
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Personal Character: When asked about how he developed his innovative style to problem solving, Dr. Knudson responds by saying that it is not a conscious decision. He states that a lot of people have an attraction to the unknown and are curious. The interviewer reveals that Dr. Strong remembered Dr. Knudson asking innovative questions from a diverse background and asks if he is aware of that characteristic. Dr. Knudson says that it is just the way he is.
Identifier
KnudsonA_01_20130305_C08
Publication Date
3-5-2013
Publisher
The Making Cancer History® Voices Oral History Collection, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
City
Houston, Texas
Interview Session
Alfred G. Knudson, Jr., MD, PhD, Oral History Interview, March 05, 2013
Topic Covered
Character, Values, Beliefs, Talents; On Research and Researchers; The Mentor; Portraits
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Knudson, Jr., Albert G. MD, PhD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Chapter 08: Curiosity and Asking Innovative Questions is "The Way He's Wired"" (2013). Interview Chapters. 306.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/306
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Open
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