Legacy
- Goldberger was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize.
- Upon his death, Goldberger's wife received a $125-a-month pension thanks to a special congressional bill that recognized the value of his work.
- In 1940, John Nesbitt produced a short film about Goldberger titled A Way in the Wilderness, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Shepperd Strudwick.
- The story of Goldberger's research on pellagra was featured on the Science Channel TV show, Dark Matters: Twisted But True, premiering: August 4, 2012 at 10PM e/p.
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