Jerome Karle
American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born
June 18th, 1918
107 years ago
Died
June 6th, 2013
12 years ago — 94 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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A chemist whose research focused on crystallography, contributed significantly to the development of methods to determine molecular structures. Worked at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and later at the University of Michigan. Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985 for pioneering contributions to the field. Published numerous papers, advancing the understanding of chemical and molecular science.
Received Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985
Developed techniques in crystallography
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