Peter D. Mitchell

Peter D. Mitchell

Peter Dennis Mitchell, FRS (29 September 1920 – 10 April 1992) was a British biochemist who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis.

Mitchell was born in Mitcham, Surrey, England.

Read more about Peter D. Mitchell:  Biography, Independent Researcher, Chemiosmotic Hypothesis

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