The Cell and Its Organelles

The compartments of the cell, the organelles, are so small that it was impossible to study their structure until the electron microscope became available in 1938. Albert Claude, Christian de Duve and George E. Palade were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 for developing methods making it possible to take a closer look at the organelles and for discovering some of them.

See also:
Press Release of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1974.  »
Interview with Nobel Laureate Christian de Duve. »

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