Molecular biologist (1914–2002) who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew for their studies of the structures of haemoglobin and myoglobin. Handwritten manuscript by Perutz, unsigned, 12 pages, 8.25 x 11.75. no date. Draft of a piece entitled “Haemoglobin, the Breathing Molecule.” In part: “When I was a young chemistry student in Vienna, I wanted to solve a fundamental problem in biochemistry. One day I set out for Cambridge to meet the Great Sage…John Desmond Bernal…who worked at the Cavendish Laboratory…What does haemoglobin do?…Haemoglobin carries oxygen from the lungs…It took me 16 years from 1937–1953 to discover a method of interpreting the X-ray diffraction patterns of haemoglobin…I was wildly excited when it finally emerged.” Includes a 1981 ALS in German, signed “M. F. Perutz.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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