Chemist no. 66 of 350 · Biochemistry

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

1910-1994United KingdomNobel Chemistry 1964

X-ray crystallography of penicillin, B12, insulin

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The discovery, explained

Dorothy Hodgkin: How X-ray Crystallography Revealed Penicillin, Vitamin B12 and Insulin

How Dorothy Hodgkin used X-ray crystallography to solve penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin. Bragg's law, Nobel 1964 and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin: Life, Struggles and Legacy of a Crystallography Pioneer

Complete biography of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994): early life, Oxford career, Nobel Prize 1964, struggles with arthritis, and her legacy.

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Teachers: J. D. Bernaldoctoral
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Family: Thomas Lionel Hodgkinhusband