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2 unusual facts about Lennart Nilsson


Lennart Nilsson

When he was approximately fifteen, he saw a documentary about Louis Pasteur that made him interested in microscopy.

The Miracle of Life

A sequel called "Life's Greatest Miracle" aired on November 20, 2001 on PBS using microimagery taken by Lennart Nilsson with narration by John Lithgow.



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Babak Amin Tafreshi

In 2009, he won the Lennart Nilsson Award for best scientific photography, in joint with NASA’s Cassini Imaging Director Carolyn Porco.