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Hugh Huxley

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English biologist (1924-2013)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1924 to 2013 · aged 89
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Hugh Esmor Huxley was a British molecular biologist who made important discoveries in the physiology of muscle. He was a graduate in physics from Christ's College, Cambridge. However, his education was interrupted for five years by the Second World War, during which he served in the Royal Air Force.

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1997Copley Medal
1990Franklin Medal
1987Albert Einstein World Award of Science
1983E. B. Wilson Medal
1977Royal Medal
1975Canada Gairdner International Award
1971Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
1970Croonian Medal and Lecture
1966William Bate Hardy Prize
1963Feldberg Foundation Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Honorary member of the British Biophysical Society

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Hugh Esmor Huxley was a British molecular biologist who made important discoveries in the physiology of muscle. He was a graduate in physics from Christ's College, Cambridge. However, his education was interrupted for five years by the Second World War, during which he served in the Royal Air Force. His contribution to development of radar earned him an MBE.

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United Kingdom
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1924 to 2013 · aged 89
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