Dorothy Hodgkin quotes
Dorothy Hodgkin was a British chemist renowned for her work in X-ray crystallography. Her groundbreaking research led to the discovery of the structures of important biochemical substances such as penicillin and vitamin B12. She became the third woman ever to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her achievements. Here are 7 of her quotes:
One's tendency when one is young is to do experiments just to see what will happen, without really looking for specific things at all. I first set up a little laboratory in the attic at home just to grow crystals or try experiments described in books, such as adding a lot of concentrated sulfuric acid to the blood from a nosebleed which precipitates hemotin from the hemoglobin in the blood. That was quite a nice experiment. I still remember it.
Dorothy Hodgkin
I once wrote a lecture for Manchester University called « Moments of Discovery » in which I said that there are two moments that are important. There's the moment when you know you can find out the answer and that's the period you are sleepless before you know what it is. When you've got it and know what it is, then you can rest easy.
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin
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Occupation: British Scientist
Born: May 12, 1910
Died: July 29, 1994
Quotes count: 7
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