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  1. Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards CBE FRS MAE (27 September 1925 – 10 April 2013) was a British physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular.

  2. Apr 30, 2024 · Robert Edwards was a British medical researcher who developed the technique of IVF. His work with Patrick Steptoe made possible the birth of Louise Brown, the world’s first “test-tube baby,” in 1978. Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries.

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  3. Apr 10, 2013 · Sir Robert Edwards was one of the founders of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the technique that allows infertile couples to have children. He led the team that produced the first "test tube baby" Louise Brown in 1978 and won the Nobel Prize in 2010.

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  5. Apr 10, 2013 · Professor Sir Robert Edwards – the Manchester-raised IVF pioneer who won the Nobel Prize for medicine – has died aged 87. By creating human life in vitro with the birth of Louise Brown in...

  6. Apr 10, 2013 · The world's first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, has led the tributes to the pioneer of IVF, who has died aged 87. Prof Sir Robert Edwards was knighted in 2011, five decades after he began ...

  7. Apr 10, 2013 · IVF pioneer Sir Robert Edwards has died at the age of 87, Cambridge University has announced. Together with Dr Patrick Steptoe, Sir Robert developed the process that led to the birth of the first test tube baby Louise Brown in 1978. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work in 2010.

  8. His work, alongside Patrick Steptoe, led in 1978 to the first baby born after “test tube fertilization”- offering hope to couples diagnosed as infertile. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010 was awarded to Robert G. Edwards "for the development of in vitro fertilization".