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David Mervyn Blow

British biophysicist (1931-2004) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 72

David Mervyn Blow was a British biophysicist. He was best known for the development of X-ray crystallography, a technique used to determine the molecular structures of tens of thousands of biological molecules.

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2004Died8 June 20041987Wolf Prize in ChemistryAward1979Grand Prix Charles-Leopold MayerAward1967Portland Press Excellence in Science AwardAward1931Born27 June 1931

Awards

Wolf Prize in Chemistry1987
Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer1979
Portland Press Excellence in Science Award1967
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Institute of Physics

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2004 · aged 72