Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1964
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Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, born on May 12, 1910, in Cairo, Egypt, was a renowned British chemist. She is best known for her work in X-ray crystallography, which allowed for the determination of the structures of important biochemical substances. In 1964, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her significant contributions to this field. Hodgkin was the first British woman to receive this prize, marking an important milestone for women in science.
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- Who is Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin?
- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, born on May 12, 1910, in Cairo, Egypt, was a renowned British chemist. She is best known for her work in X-ray crystallography, which allowed for the determination of the structures of important biochemical substances. In 1964, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her significant contributions to this field. Hodgkin was the first British woman to receive this prize, marking an important milestone for women in science.
- In what year did Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin win the Nobel Prize?
- 1964 — Chemistry