Special Women to Have Won the Nobel Prize with Their Remarkable Contributions

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

When she received a chemistry handbook with crystal experiments as a child, British chemist Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin took an immediate liking to research. The Oxford University alumnus developed the protein X-ray crystallography technique. Her work was geared toward determining the biomolecule structure. It was a game changer in the chemistry world as it became crucial for structural biology.

In recognition of her work and achievements, the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on behalf of the estate of Alfred Nobel, awarded Hodgkin a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964. The third female chemistry laureate confirmed the structures of penicillin and vitamin B12 and explained that of insulin.

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