Lessons from sleeplessness: The 60th anniversary of Randy Gardner's world record
Sixty years ago, 17-year-old Randy Gardner broke a Guinness world record by staying awake for 11 consecutive days. His experiment is one of the most well-documented cases of sleep deprivation.
In December 1963, a military family named the Gardners had just moved to San Diego, Calif.
The oldest son, 17-year-old Randy Gardner, was a self-proclaimed "science nerd." His family had moved every two years, and in every town they lived in, Gardner made sure to enter the science fair.
He was determined to make a splash in the 10th Annual Greater San Diego Science Fair.
When researching potential topics, Gardner heard about a radio deejay in Honolulu, Hawaii, who .
