Genius Sperm Bank

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sperm bank
gptkbp:closed 1999
gptkbp:controversy eugenics associations
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Robert_Klark_Graham
gptkbp:foundedYear 1980
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Genius Sperm Bank
gptkbp:location gptkb:Escondido,_California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage subject of books and documentaries
gptkbp:nickname Nobel Prize sperm bank
gptkbp:notableDonation gptkb:J._B._S._Haldane
gptkb:William_Shockley
Nobel laureates
gptkbp:notableFor ceased operations after the death of its founder
children born from Nobel laureate sperm donors
operated privately and selectively
claimed to have over 200 children born from its donors
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:The_Genius_Factory_by_David_Plotz
gptkb:The_Genius_Factory:_The_Curious_History_of_the_Nobel_Prize_Sperm_Bank
The Genius Sperm Bank by Gina Kolata
The Nobel Prize Sperm Bank by David Plotz
gptkbp:notableRecipient families seeking high-IQ donors
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Repository_for_Germinal_Choice
gptkbp:purpose to collect and distribute sperm from men with high intelligence or notable achievements
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nobel_Prize_Sperm_Bank
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7