Melvin Calvin.
Calvin, Melvin
American Biochemist1911-1997
Melvin Calvin was a biochemist whose prolific career included fundamental work on the biochemistry of photosynthesis. His work led to ...
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Melvin Calvin
1911-1997
American biochemist who won the 1961 Nobel Prize for chemistry for elucidating the process of photosynthesis in plants. Calvin began work on photosynthesis in the 1940s, studyi...
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Melvin Calvin
1911-1997
American biochemist who first determined many of the chemical reactions that take place during photosynthesis. Using radioactive carbon-14, paper chromatography, and patience C...
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American chemist Melvin Calvin (1911-1997) did research that yielded important discoveries over broad areas of physical and biological chemistry, from metal-organic chemistry to the chemical origin of...
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The winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Calvin unraveled most of the mystery surrounding photosynthesis, the process in which plants convert sunlight into food. The son of Russian immigrants,...
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Melvin Calvin began his academic career with an interest in the practical and physical aspects of chemistry. His greatest accomplishments, however, have been in the interactions between chemistry and ...
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The winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Calvin unraveled most of the mystery surrounding photosynthesis, the process in which plants convert sunlight into food. The son of Russian immigrants,...
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