Charles Davenport
American botanist, zoologist and eugenicist (1866 - 1944)
Edmond H. Fischer
American biochemist
Edmond Henri Fischerwas a Swiss-American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes.
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Edmond Henri Fischerwas a Swiss-American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes. From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the World Cultural Council. At the time of his death at age 101 in 2021, he was the oldest living Nobel Prize laureate.
3 Quotes by Edmond H. Fischer
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I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments.
Edmond H. FischerAmerican biochemist
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It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. There has been no failure on our part in this regard considering how far they have gone.
Edmond H. FischerAmerican biochemist
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We owe our success to them, and also to the fact that, as the saying goes, two “Eds” are better than one.
Edmond H. FischerAmerican biochemist