Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe
Thesis: S.M. in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2017.
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| author | Temming, Maria C |
| author2 | Marcia Bartusiak. |
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| description | Thesis: S.M. in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2017. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1126262022-08-09T19:50:17Z Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe Nobel-Winning chemist and Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence scientist wannabe Temming, Maria C Marcia Bartusiak. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing Comparative Media Studies. Graduate Program in Science Writing. Thesis: S.M. in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2017. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 26-27). Melvin Calvin spent more than a decade answering one longstanding question in biochemistry: how did plants use carbon dioxide to manufacture carbohydrates in photosynthesis? This research earned Calvin a Nobel Prize-an honor that catapulted him to international fame, secured him spots on presidential advisory committees, and got him plenty of textbook mentions. But even though Calvin's claim to fame was his work on photosynthesis, his longestrunning passion project was investigating the origins of life in the universe. Astrobiology efforts peppered his career, from theorizing about chemical evolution to inspecting meteorites and moon rocks to joining the Order of the Dolphin at the first Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) conference in 1961. by Maria C. Temming. S.M. in Science Writing 2017-12-07T15:51:02Z 2017-12-07T15:51:02Z 2017 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112626 1009552442 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 27 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Comparative Media Studies. Graduate Program in Science Writing. Temming, Maria C Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe |
| title | Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe |
| title_full | Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe |
| title_fullStr | Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe |
| title_short | Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe |
| title_sort | melvin calvin nobel winning chemist and seti scientist wannabe |
| topic | Comparative Media Studies. Graduate Program in Science Writing. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112626 |
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