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Onsager, Lars

Onsager, AWN sahg uhr, Lars (1903-1976), a Norwegian-born American chemical physicist, was awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work in the field of science known as thermodynamics--the study of various forms of energy, such as heat and work. More »

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Adams, Roger

Adams, Roger (1889-1971), was an American chemist who became known for his work in the field of... More >>

Altman, Sidney

Altman, Sidney (1939-...), a Canadian-born American molecular biologist, discovered important... More >>

Anfinsen, Christian Boehmer

Anfinsen, Christian Boehmer (1916-1995), an American biochemist, shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in... More >>

Babcock, Stephen Moulton

Babcock, Stephen Moulton (1843-1931), an American agricultural chemist, devised in 1890 a test to... More >>

Berg, Paul

Berg, Paul (1926-...), an American biochemist and molecular biologist, shared the 1980 Nobel... More >>

Boyer, Paul Delos

Boyer, Paul Delos (1918-...), an American biochemist, did pioneering work on the process of... More >>

Brown, Herbert Charles

Brown, Herbert Charles (1912-2004), an American chemist, shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in chemistry... More >>

Calvin, Melvin

Calvin, Melvin (1911-1997), an American chemist, received the 1961 Nobel Prize in chemistry for... More >>

Carothers, Wallace Hume

Carothers, Wallace Hume (1896-1937), was an American chemist. His work, which included the... More >>

Cech, Thomas Robert

Cech, chehk, Thomas Robert (1947-...), an American biochemist, researched into the chemical... More >>

Conant, James Bryant

Conant, KOH nuhnt, James Bryant (1893-1978), was an American chemist, educator, and government... More >>

Corey, Elias James

Corey, Elias James (1928-...), an American chemist, won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1990 for... More >>

Cram, Donald James

Cram, Donald James (1919-2001), an American chemist, pioneered the building of artificial... More >>

Curl, Robert Floyd, Jr.

Curl, Robert Floyd, Jr. (1933-...), an American physical chemist, discovered a new form of the... More >>

Doisy, Edward Adelbert

Doisy, Edward Adelbert (1893-1986), an American chemist, determined the nature of vitamin K,... More >>


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