Britton Chance

American biochemist and Olympic sailor (1913-2010) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 97

Britton Chance was an American biochemist, biophysicist, scholar, and inventor whose work helped develop spectroscopy as a way to diagnose medical problems.

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2010Died16 November 20102009Honorary Doctor of the Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyAward1992John Scott AwardAward1987Max Delbrück Prize in Biological PhysicsAward1981Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1976Richtmyer Memorial Lecture AwardAward1974National Medal of ScienceAward1972Canada Gairdner International AwardAward1970Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and BiophysicsAwardWilliam H. Nichols MedalAward1966Franklin MedalAwardJohn Price Wetherill MedalAward1950Pfizer Award in Enzyme ChemistryAward1945Guggenheim FellowshipAward1913Born24 July 1913

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Honorary Doctor of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology2009

John Scott Award1992

Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics1987

Foreign Member of the Royal Society1981

Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award1976

National Medal of Science1974

Canada Gairdner International Award1972

Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics1970

William H. Nichols Medal1970

John Price Wetherill Medal1966

Franklin Medal1966

Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry1950

Guggenheim Fellowship1945

Honorary Doctorate of the University of Copenhagen

Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Helsinki

Honorary Doctor of Semmelweis University

Honorary Doctor at Karolinska Institutet

Honorary Doctorate at the University of Rome Tor Vergata

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He was "a world leader in transforming theoretical science into useful biomedical and clinical applications" and is considered "the founder of the biomedical photonics." He received the National Medal of Science in 1974.

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