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Arthur Kornberg
AuthorBooks · Second hand1918-2007
Arthur Kornberg was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959 for the discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid" together with Spanish biochemist and physician Severo Ochoa of New York University. He was also awarded the Paul-Lewis Award in Enzyme Chemistry from the American Chemical Society in 1951, an L.H.D. degree from Yeshiva University in 1962, and the National Medal of Science in 1979. In 1991, Kornberg received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement and the Gairdner Foundation Award in 1995.
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About Arthur Kornberg
Birth
1918
Death
2007
Arthur Kornberg was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959 for the discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid" together with Spanish biochemist and physician Severo Ochoa of New York University. He was also awarded the Paul-Lewis Award in Enzyme Chemistry from the American Chemical Society in 1951, an L.H.D. degree from Yeshiva University in 1962, and the National Medal of Science in 1979. In 1991, Kornberg received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement and the Gairdner Foundation Award in 1995.
Arthur Kornberg was born in Brooklyn and dedicated his life to unraveling the mysteries of biochemistry.
As a physician and biochemist, his work focused primarily on the study of DNA and enzymes.
He was a prolific non-fiction writer, leaving behind a legacy of 22 published works.
His academic career as a university professor was key to the advancement of biotechnology.
Among his most notable works are fundamental titles on biochemistry and biotechnology.
