Nobel Foundation
Nobel Media
Nobel Museum
Nobel Peace Center
Nobel Web
SEARCH
CONTACT US
HOME
NOBEL PRIZES
ALFRED NOBEL
PRIZE AWARDERS
NOMINATION
PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENTS
AWARD CEREMONIES
EDUCATIONAL GAMES
By Year
Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Peace Prize
Prize in Economics
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1961
"for his research on the carbon dioxide assimilation in plants"
Melvin Calvin
USA
University of California
Berkeley, CA, USA
b. 1911
d. 1997
Titles, data and places given above refer to the time of the award.
Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation
Printer Friendly
Comments & Questions
Tell a Friend
The 1961 Prize in:
Physics
Chemistry
Medicine
Literature
Peace
Prev. year
Next year
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1961
Presentation Speech
Documentary
Melvin Calvin
Biography
Nobel Lecture
Banquet Speech
Other Resources
All Chemistry Nobel Laureates
Play a Chemistry game!
Sign up for
News from Nobelprize.org
Quiz this year's Nobel Laureates
The 2008 Nobel Laureates