Chemist no. 136 of 350 · Physical

Manfred Eigen

1927-2019GermanyNobel Chemistry 1967

Study of extremely fast reactions

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The discovery, explained

Manfred Eigen and Relaxation Methods: Measuring Reactions Faster Than a Blink

How Manfred Eigen invented relaxation methods such as temperature-jump to measure ultrafast reactions like H+ + OH- and shared the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Biography

Manfred Eigen (1927-2019): The Chemist Who Timed the Fastest Reactions and Modelled the Origin of Life

Life of Manfred Eigen (1927-2019): German physical chemist, relaxation-method inventor, 1967 Chemistry Nobel laureate and originator of the hypercycle theory.

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Academic lineage

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