Melvin Calvin (1911–1997)
Auteur de Chemical Evolution: Molecular Evolution Towards the Origin of Living Systems on the Earth and Elsewhere
A propos de l'auteur
American chemist Melvin Calvin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1911 of Russian immigrant parents. After earning his B.S. from the Minnesota College of Mining and Technology in 1931 and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1935, Calvin became a researcher at the University of afficher plus Manchester, England. He remained there until 1937, when he joined the chemistry department at the University of California at Berkeley. As a professor at Berkeley, he helped form the research group that later became the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory of the University of California. Calvin's early research focused on the chemical and physical properties of organic compounds. His investigation of organic molecules proved particularly important, providing a solid foundation for his work in biological chemistry. Using radioisotope carbon-14, Calvin and his colleagues at Berkeley began investigating complex organic systems. Calvin employed this radioisotopic tracer technique in studying the biochemical mechanisms of plant photosynthesis. He described his findings in two treatises, The Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis (1957) and Photosynthesis of Carbon Compounds (1962). Calvin later was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1961 for his work in this area. Calvin focused his later research on his theories of the chemical evolution of life by studying ancient rocks and by simulating the atmosphere of earth that was thought to exist at that time. He published this research in 1969 in Chemical Evolution. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Melvin Calvin [credit: LBL Collection]
Séries
Œuvres de Melvin Calvin
Chemical Evolution: Molecular Evolution Towards the Origin of Living Systems on the Earth and Elsewhere (1969) 22 exemplaires
The photosynthesis of carbon compounds 2 exemplaires
Melvin calvin 1 exemplaire
The search for significance 1 exemplaire
The Scientific endeavor 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Logic of Personal Knowledge: Essays Presented to Michael Polanyi on his Seventieth Birthday (1961) — Contributeur — 12 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Calvin, Melvin
- Nom légal
- Calvin, Melvin Ellis
- Autres noms
- Calvin, M.
- Date de naissance
- 1911-04-07
- Date de décès
- 1997-01-08
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Études
- Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University | 1931 | BS)
University of Minnesota (PhD | chemistry | 1935) - Professions
- chemist
molecular biologist - Organisations
- University of California, Berkeley
University of Manchester
Society for General Systems Research
Berkeley Radiation Laboratory - Prix et distinctions
- Nobel Prize (1961)
University of California University Professor (1971)
National Medal of Science (1989)
Davy Medal (1964)
Priestley Medal (1978)
American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1979)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 11
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 35
- Popularité
- #405,584
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- ISBN
- 8