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Cyril Ponnamperuma

Sri Lankan scientist (1923-1994) · Scientists · Died at 71

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Dr. Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma was a Sri Lankan scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and the origin of life.

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Cyril Ponnamperuma (1923-1994) of the Exobiology Division at NASA's Ames Research Center points out the simple laboratory equipment with which he artificially produced ATP, the source of energy for all forms of life. 1963 photo.

Cyril Ponnamperuma (1923-1994) of the Exobiology Division at NASA's Ames Research Center points out the simple laboratory equipment with which he artificially produced ATP, the source of energy for all forms of life. 1963 photo.

Awards

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres1991

Oparin Medal1980

Scientists born in the 1920s 6

Shong Lue Yang41.9 Arkadi Moissejewitsch Waispapir41.8

Boris Borisovich Kadomtsev42.0 Kimal Akishev41.8 Aqil Əliyev42.1

Konrad Rudnicki41.7

About this person

Category

Scientists

Type

Scientist

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1923 to 1994 · aged 71

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