Peter D. Mitchell Summary

Peter D. Mitchell was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his chemiosmotic theory, which explained how organisms use and synthesize energy. In his Nobel Prize address, Mitchell honored his l... Read more

Peter Dennis Mitchell was born in Mitcham, Surrey, England, on 29 September 1920, the son of Christopher Gibbs Mitchell, a civil servant, and Kate Beatrice Dorothy Taplin Mitchell. He received his sec... Read more