Dorothy Hodgkin
多萝西·霍奇金
Nobel Laureate in X-ray Crystallography
“I was captured for life by chemistry and by crystals.”
“化学和晶体俘获了我的一生。”
— Nobel autobiography, 1964
Biography
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin advanced the technique of X-ray crystallography to determine the three-dimensional structures of biomolecules. She confirmed the structure of penicillin, mapped vitamin B12, and later determined the structure of insulin — work that took her 35 years. She received the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, becoming only the third woman to receive the prize. She was also a lifelong peace activist.
多萝西·克劳福特·霍奇金推进了X射线晶体学技术，用以确定生物分子的三维结构。她确认了青霉素的结构、绘制了维生素B12的图谱，后来还确定了胰岛素的结构——这项工作耗费了她35年。她获得了1964年诺贝尔化学奖，成为第三位获此殊荣的女性。她也是一位终身和平活动家。
Key Achievements
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1964)
诺贝尔化学奖（1964年）
Determined structures of penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin
确定了青霉素、维生素B12和胰岛素的结构
Only British woman to win a Nobel Prize in science
唯一获得诺贝尔科学奖的英国女性
References & Citations
- Wikipedia: Dorothy Hodgkin — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Hodgkin
- Nobel Prize: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin — https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1964/hodgkin/
- Ferry, Georgina. Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life. Granta Books, 1998.
