Nationality German Role Chemist | Name Manfred Eigen Known for Chemical reactions | |
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Institutions Max Planck Institute for Biophysical ChemistryBraunschweig University of Technology Alma mater University of Gottingen Books The Hypercycle: A principl, From Strange Simplicity, The Laws of the Game: H, Steps Towards Life: A Pe Similar People Peter Schuster, Ronald George Wreyford, George Porter | ||
Education University of Gottingen | ||
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Manfred Eigen (born 9 May 1927) is a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on measuring fast chemical reactions.
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- May 9 ricardo aguirre billy joel manfred eigen
- Manfred Eigen Scientist
- Education and early life
- Career and research
- Honours and awards
- References
Manfred Eigen (Scientist)
Education and early life
Eigen was drafted into the German Army at fifteen, serving in an anti-aircraft unit until being captured by the Russians at the end of the Second World War. After escaping from captivity, he walked to Göttingen and joined the first post-war cohort of students, despite never finishing his high school qualifications.
Career and research
Eigen received his Ph.D. at the University of Göttingen and is a former director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. He is an honorary professor of the Braunschweig University of Technology. From 1982 to 1993, Eigen was president of the German National Merit Foundation. Eigen is currently a member of the Board of Sponsors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
In 1967, Eigen was awarded, along with Ronald George Wreyford Norrish and George Porter, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They were distinguished for their studies of extremely fast chemical reactions induced in response to very short pulses of energy.
In addition, Eigen's name is linked with the theory of the chemical hypercycle, the cyclic linkage of reaction cycles as an explanation for the self-organization of prebiotic systems, which he described with Peter Schuster in 1977. He founded two biotechnology companies, Evotec and Direvo.
In 1981, Eigen became a founding member of the World Cultural Council.
Eigen is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences even though he is an atheist.
Honours and awards
Eigen has won numerous awards for his research including: