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Letter from Melvin Calvin to Barry Fortson

Letter from Melvin Calvin to Barry Fortson
Date
January 23, 1980

Chemist and 1979 Priestley Award recipient Melvin Calvin responds to an inquiry from Barry Fortson, explaining that the "most exciting moment in my life in chemistry" was "clos[ing] the carbon cycle one day in my head."

Location
I-Friends-1983-3
Subject
Science and Technology
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1980-1999
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Letter from Melvin Calvin to Barry Fortson

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