Cornforth. Sir John Cornforth Frs in Conversation with Prof. T.W. Goodwin Frs, 11 October 1989

Synopsis

John Warcup Cornforth and Vladimir Prelog jointly received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1975 for their efforts to relate molecular structure to the properties of chemical compounds. Cornforth won his award for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. He talks here of his life and research. 135 minutes.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

1989

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

biochemistry; history of science; Nobel Prize winners; oral history; research; stereochemical reactions; Cornforth, John Warncup

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Name

Biochemical Society

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