Manfred Eigen
Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1967
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Manfred Eigen, born on May 9, 1927, in Bochum, Germany, was a renowned chemist known for his work on extremely fast chemical reactions. In 1967, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his studies of these reactions, which are achieved by disturbing the equilibrium using very short pulses of energy. Eigen dedicated his career to scientific research and significantly contributed to the understanding of chemical dynamics. He passed away on February 6, 2019.
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- Who is Manfred Eigen?
- Manfred Eigen, born on May 9, 1927, in Bochum, Germany, was a renowned chemist known for his work on extremely fast chemical reactions. In 1967, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his studies of these reactions, which are achieved by disturbing the equilibrium using very short pulses of energy. Eigen dedicated his career to scientific research and significantly contributed to the understanding of chemical dynamics. He passed away on February 6, 2019.
- In what year did Manfred Eigen win the Nobel Prize?
- 1967 — Chemistry