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Melvin Calvin

(1911–1997) Chemist

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Melvin Calvin was a chemist, best known for Chemical evolution.

Quick Facts About Melvin Calvin

Born
April 8, 1911
Died
January 8, 1997
Profession
Chemist
Notable works
Chemical evolution

About Melvin Calvin

Melvin Ellis Calvin was an American biochemist known for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham. He was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research on the carbon dioxide assimilation in plants". He spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California, Berkeley.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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