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Kendrew

[ ken-droo ]

noun

  1. John C(ow·dery) [koh, -dree], 1917–97, English scientist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1962.


Kendrew

/ ˈkɛndruː /

noun

  1. KendrewSir John Cowdery19171997MBritishSCIENCE: chemist Sir John Cowdery. 1917–97, British biochemist. Using X-ray diffraction he discovered the structure of myoglobin, for which he shared a Nobel Prize (1962) with Max Perutz


Kendrew

/ kĕndro̅o̅′ /

  1. British molecular biologist who studied the chemistry of the blood and determined by x-ray crystallography the structure of the muscle protein myoglobin. For this work he shared with Max Perutz the 1962 Nobel Prize for chemistry.


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However there was no harm done, and having roared for a boy to off-saddle, Kendrew led the way inside, on conviviality intent.

Here Kendrew interrupted us by bellowing to his boy to put on a great deal of beefsteak to fry, and to hurry up with it.

Now Kendrew, as I have said, was a good fellow enough, yet this was the last evening I should spend here for some time.

Kendrew was one of those jolly, happy-go-lucky souls that people do take to on sight, and he had youth on his side.

I remember too, that Kendrew ground his teeth with pain under the grip that I had fastened upon his shoulder.

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