Sir John and Lady Rita Cornforth: a distinguished chemical partnership.
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This review describes the life of Sir John Cornforth AC CBE FRS, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1975. It covers his early life in Australia, his work in Oxford, the National Institute for Medical Research, the Milstead Laboratory of Chemical Enzymology and the University of Sussex, together with the contributions made by his wife, Lady Rita Cornforth.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science progress
دوره 98 Pt 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015