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Dorothy Hodgkin was a British biochemist. She is known for developing protein crystallography. She was also known for the advancement of the technique X-ray crystallography, which is a way to determine the three-dimensional structures of molecules.

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Dorothy Hodgkin discovered the structures of important biomolecules like penicillin and vitamin B12 using X-ray crystallography. She also determined the structure of insulin, for which she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.

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Dorothy Hodgkin conducted her research in the year: 1933.


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Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born on May 12, 1910.


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Dorothy Hodgkin has written: 'Birkbeck, science and history' -- subject(s): Birkbeck College


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Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born on May 12, 1910 and died on July 29, 1994. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin would have been 84 years old at the time of death or 105 years old today.