Martin Karplus (1930-2024)

Author(s)

Martin Karplus Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138; and Laboratoire de Chimie Biophysique, ISIS, Universit´e Louis Pasteur, F67083 Strasbourg, France

Sources

Annu. Rev. Biophys. Biomol. Struct. 2006. 35:1–47, The Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure online at biophys.annualreviews.org doi: 10.1146/annurev.biophys.33.110502.133350

Spinach on the Ceiling: A Theoretical Chemist’s Return to Biology

Abstract

I was born in Vienna and came to the United States as a refugee in October 1938. This experience played an important role in my view of the world and my approach to science: It contributed to my realization that it was safe to stop working in fields that I felt I understood and to focus on different areas of research by asking questions that would teach me and others something new. I describe my experiences that led me from chemistry and physics back to my first love, biology, and outline some of the contributions I have made as part of my ongoing learning experience.

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