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April 8, 1911: Melvin Calvin is born
Melvin Calvin (1911-1997)
Scientific field: Chemistry
Known for: Calvin cycle
American biochemist, Melvin Calvin received the 1961 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the chemical pathways of photosynthesis.
After graduating from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (B.S., 1931) and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D., 1935), Calvin spent two years as a fellow of the Rockefeller [...]
