Calvin Wins the Nobel Prize for His Work on Photosynthesis
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Chemistry, Chemists
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: California
- Date: December, 1961
Article abstract: The 1961 Nobel Prize was awarded to Calvin for his studies of photosynthesis, which forms the basis for nutrition of all living things.
Summary of Event
Unraveling the mystery of how green plants transform energy from the sun and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen has been a subject of interest and speculation for a long time. It was not until Melvin Calvin published The Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis (1957) that the process was well understood. Calvin won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1961 for his work.
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