Chemistry
Nobel Prizes in organic chemistry 1901-2010
Since their launch in 1901, the Nobel Prizes have rewarded more achievements in the study of carbon-based substances, otherwise known as organic chemistry, than in any other traditional chemistry discipline. Each Nobel Prize in organic chemistry is listed below, grouped loosely according to their fields. Click on each link to see a Speed read, our…
more
Pressmeddelande: Nobelpriset i kemi 2004
Press release
Swedish 6 oktober 2004 har beslutat utdela Nobelpriset i kemi år 2004 “för upptäckten av ubiquitinmedierad proteinnedbrytning” gemensamt till Aaron Ciechanover Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, Avram Hershko Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel och Irwin Rose University of California, Irvine, USA. Dödsmärkning av proteiner Proteiner bygger upp allt levande:…
moreJohn E. Walker – Biographical
Biographical
I was born in Halifax, Yorkshire on January 7th, 1941 to Thomas Ernest Walker and Elsie Walker (née Lawton). My father was a stone mason, and a talented amateur pianist and vocalist. I was brought up with my two younger sisters, Judith and Jennifer, in a rural environment overlooking the Calder valley near Elland, and…
more
Derek Barton – Biographical
Biographical
Derek Harold Richard Barton was born on 8 September 1918, son of William Thomas and Maude Henrietta Barton. In 1938 he entered Imperial College, University of London, where he obtained his B.Sc.Hons. (1st Class) in 1940 and Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) in 1942. From 1942 to 1944 he was a research chemist on a government project,…
more