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Melvin Calvin | |
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| Born | Melvin Ellis Calvin April 8, 1911 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 1997 (aged 85) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Michigan College of Mining and Technology University of Minnesota |
| Known for | Calvin cycle |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1961) Davy Medal (1964) Priestley Medal (1978) AIC Gold Medal (1979) National Medal of Science (1989) |
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| Fields | Chemistry · Biology |
| Institutions | University of Manchester University of California, Berkeley Berkeley Radiation Laboratory Science Advisory Committee |
| Academic advisors | Michael Polanyi |
Melvin Ellis Calvin (April 8, 1911 – January 8, 1997) was an American chemist. He discovered the Calvin cycle (with Andrew Benson and James Bassham). He was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this work. Calvin spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California, Berkeley.
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