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Well there are many great scientists that should won Nobel Price. My favorite was Antonin Holy [0].

Very humble guy who invented a lot of modern drugs, but who didn't like to go conference circus road which is required to get the prize (paraphrasing his words). He worked in the lab till his dead, lived in cheap house and commuted to work by public transport even after earning hundreds of millions, or more, in fees for his discoveries.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Holý



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