Manfred Eigen, Nobel-winning chemist who clocked fast reactions, dies at 91
His death was announced by the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany, which Dr. Eigen founded in 1971. According to the Planck Institute, his findings demonstrated for the first time that it was possible to determine rates of chemical reactions that occurred during time intervals as brief as a nanosecond. Dr. Eigen’s work helped solve major problems in physical chemistry, according to the Planck Institute, and also aided in the understanding of chemical processes that occur in living organisms.
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