He was at Hopkins when he did this, and he's such a modest guy that the day he won, his mother called him and said, "I didn't realize there was another Ham Smith at Hopkins. Do you know he just won the Nobel?"  I mean, that was Mom,
El era la Hopkins când a făcut asta şi era un tip aşa de modest încât în ziua în care a câştigat, mama lui l-a sunat şi a zis: "Nu ştiam că mai există un alt Ham Smith la Hopkins. Ştiai că tocmai a câştigat premiul Nobel?"  Adică, asta era mama.