Biography on melvin calvin
Biography on melvin calvin
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Melvin Calvin
| American biochemist Date of Birth: 08.04.1911 Country: USA |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Career and Scientific Research
- The Calvin Cycle
- Interdisciplinary Research and Later Career
- Awards, Honors, and Legacy
Early Life and Education
Melvin Calvin (known as "Calvin") was born on April 8, 1911, in St.
Paul, Minnesota, to Russian-born parents Rosa E. (Hervitz) Calvin and Elias Calvin. From an early age, Calvin displayed an insatiable curiosity and love of learning. By the eleventh grade, he had already decided to pursue chemistry as his career path.
The Calvin family later relocated to Detroit, Michigan, where Calvin attended Denby High School.
Despite concerns from his physics teacher that he would "never amount to anything as a scientist," Calvin excelled in his studies. He earned a scholarship to Michigan College of Mining and Technology, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1931.
In 1935, the University of Minnesota a