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Show Nobel Prize Winner Visits Am. Heritage Dr. Melvin A. Cook, the only Utahn ever to receive the Nobel prize, was a special guesl lecturer at the Americar Heritage School recently. Dr Cook received the Nobel prize in 1969. a gold medal for his work in slurry explosives. Dr. Cook has authored man books, including one entitlec "Science and Mormonism, in which he explores the manj reasons why evolution cannoi be true. He bases his con elusions on mathematical dat and scientific evidence. Many of the students in th( higher grades at Americar Heritage had questions tha they wished to ask him abou the age of the earth and th creation of man and the world Dr. Cook responded graciousl; to all their questions, and th( students felt that it had been ; unique opportunity to be able t have such a renowned scientis speak to them. |