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John Cornforth
John Cornforth
Australian Scientist
Born: Sep 7, 1917
Died: Dec 8, 2013
Chemical Chemistry Me Organic Research Work
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In a world where it is so easy to neglect, deny, corrupt and suppress the truth, the scientist may find his discipline severe. For him, truth is so seldom the sudden light that shows new order and beauty; more often, truth is the uncharted rock that sinks his ship in the dark. John Cornforth
Truth Truth Is World Dark Light Discipline Beauty Neglect Severe Easy Find Corrupt More Uncharted Seldom New Suppress Him Rock Scientist His New Order Ship Deny May Often Where Order Shows Sudden
I was born on 7 September 1917 at Sydney in Australia. My father was English-born and a graduate of Oxford; my mother, born Hilda Eipper, was descended from a German minister of religion who settled in New South Wales in 1832. I was the second of four children. John Cornforth
Religion Mother Father September Settled Minister Born New South Australia German Wales New South Wales Graduate Oxford Children Who Descended Four Sydney Second
In 1967, I had formed a collaboration with Hermann Eggerer, then of Muenchen, and together, we solved the problem of the 'asymmetric methyl group' and applied the solution in some of the many ways that have proved possible. John Cornforth
Together Problem Group Collaboration Ways Possible Solution Solved Some Had Proved Formed Then Many Applied
By combining chemical, biochemical and physical techniques, it has thus become possible to investigate the nature of enzymic catalysis in a novel manner, complementary to the other approaches which have developed over the same period. John Cornforth
Nature Become Other Approaches Complementary Possible Physical Investigate Developed Thus Over Combining Period Chemical Same Which Manner Novel Biochemical Techniques
Life does depend on accurate replication of molecules, and its complexity often requires that an enzyme shall accept one molecular species or type and transform it to equally specific products. John Cornforth
Life Depend Type Complexity Shall Accept Equally Does Accurate Often Transform Requires Molecular Molecules Products Species Specific
I started doing experiments - mostly in organic chemistry, because it was so much more interesting - in my mother's laundry at home. John Cornforth
Home Mother Chemistry Organic Laundry More Mostly Because Doing Experiments Interesting Much Started

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