William Astbury
✓ Source-basedstableBritish biochemist (1898-1961)
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William Thomas Astbury FRS was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's discovery of the α-helix.
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Agnes Mary ClerkeAlso won Actonian Prize
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st BaronetAlso won Croonian Medal and Lecture
Kazimierz MichałowskiAlso won honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg
Samuel Alexander Kinnier WilsonAlso won Croonian Medal and Lecture
Archibald GeikieAlso won honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg
George FownesAlso won Actonian PrizeAbout this person
William Thomas Astbury FRS was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's discovery of the α-helix. He also studied the structure for DNA in 1937 and made the first step in the elucidation of its structure.
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United KingdomCategory
Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1898 to 1961 · aged 63
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