An historic meeting, small but memorable, occurred in Harvard Square on July 24, 2006. Helen Fisher — president of The American Nudist Research Library and winner of the 2004 Ig Nobel Literature Prize — met Nobel Laureate William Lipscomb (Nobel Chemistry Prize, 1976) for a cup of coffee.
Fisher had been unable to attend the 2004 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony because of hurricanes (yes, hurricanes plural) descending on her home in Florida. On that occasion her daughter, Pamela Chestak, came to the ceremony and accepted the prize on behalf of her mother.
The photo shown here documents Fisher’s first visit to Cambridge as an Ig Nobel Prize winner. Lipscomb, who took part in the 2004 ceremony, expressed delight at being able, at long last, to shake hands with the honoree.