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Carol Robinson

Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic

Born
April 10, 1956
Age in 2026
70
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1956

About Carol Robinson

Dame Carol Vivien Robinson is a British chemist and former president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2018–2020). She was a Royal Society Research Professor and is the Dr Lee's Professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and a professorial fellow at Exeter College, University of Oxford. She is the founding director of the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, and she was previously professor of mass spectrometry at the chemistry department of the University of Cambridge. Robinson was the first woman professor in the department of chemistry at both the University of Cambridge (2001) and the University of Oxford (2009). Robinson was awarded the American Society for Mass Spectrometry's Biemann Medal in 2003, and the Christian B. In 2004, the Royal Society awarded her both a Fellowship (FRS) and the Rosalind Franklin Award. In 2019, she won the Novozymes Prize for "almost single-handedly founding a subfield of mass spectrometry proteomics".

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Carol Robinson timeline

  1. Robinson was the first woman professor in the department of chemistry at both the University of Cambridge (2001) and the University of Oxford (2009).
  2. Robinson was awarded the American Society for Mass Spectrometry's Biemann Medal in 2003, and the Christian B.
  3. In 2004, the Royal Society awarded her both a Fellowship (FRS) and the Rosalind Franklin Award.
  4. In 2019, she won the Novozymes Prize for "almost single-handedly founding a subfield of mass spectrometry proteomics".

The world when Carol Robinson was born

Carol Robinson was born in 1956. 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.

Culture in 1956

  • #1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
  • Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
  • Defining fadElvis Presley mania
  • Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
  • World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carol Robinson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19562026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$11,700$435,000
Average income$6,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population168.1M341 million

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