Meyer Levin
American journalist
Manfred Eigen
German biophysical chemist (1927-2019)
Manfred Eigenwas a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on measuring fast chemical reactions.
Eigen’s research helped solve major problems in physical chemistry and aided in the understanding of chemical processes that occur in living organisms.
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About the Manfred Eigen
Manfred Eigenwas a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on measuring fast chemical reactions.
Eigen’s research helped solve major problems in physical chemistry and aided in the understanding of chemical processes that occur in living organisms.
In later years, he explored the biochemical roots of life and evolution. He worked to install a multidisciplinary program at the Max Planck Institute to study the underpinnings of life at the molecular level. His work was hailed for creating a new scientific and technological discipline: evolutionary biotechnology.
4 Quotes by Manfred Eigen
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Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
Manfred EigenGerman biophysical chemist (1927-2019)
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A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility: it may be right, but irrelevant.
Manfred EigenGerman biophysical chemist (1927-2019)
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A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory.
Manfred EigenGerman biophysical chemist (1927-2019)
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
Manfred EigenGerman biophysical chemist (1927-2019)