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John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, was an English biochemist, crystallographer, and science administrator. Kendrew shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Max Perutz, for their work at the Cavendish Laboratory to investigate the structure of haem-containing proteins. He was awarded his PhD after the war in 1949.
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John Kendrew was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1917 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.25 | $3.45/gal |
| Population | 100.8M | 341 million |
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