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John B. Fenn

Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 2002
John B. Fenn — Nobel Prize
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Chemistry 2002
Born : 1917-06-15 — New York, NY, USA
Died : 2010-12-10
“for their development of soft desorption ionisation methods for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules”
Chemistry · 2002
John B. Fenn, born on June 15, 1917, in New York, was an American chemist known for his contributions to the analysis of biological macromolecules. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for the development of soft desorption ionization methods, which revolutionized mass spectrometry. Fenn dedicated his career to scientific research, making significant advancements in the field of analytical chemistry. He passed away on December 10, 2010.

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Who is John B. Fenn?
John B. Fenn, born on June 15, 1917, in New York, was an American chemist known for his contributions to the analysis of biological macromolecules. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for the development of soft desorption ionization methods, which revolutionized mass spectrometry. Fenn dedicated his career to scientific research, making significant advancements in the field of analytical chemistry. He passed away on December 10, 2010.
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2002 — Chemistry
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