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Letter from Linus Pauling to Francis Crick. October 18, 1962.
Pauling writes to offer his congratulations to Crick following his, James Watson's and Maurice Wilkins' receipt of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. [Pauling sent similar letters to both Watson and Wilkins]

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18 October 1962

Dear Crick:

I am writing to express to you my pleasure on learning that you, together with Watson and Wilkins, have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for 1962.

I congratulate you on this fine and well-deserved honor.

Cordially yours,

[Linus Pauling]

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