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Dorothy Hodgkin changed science by learning how to see what others could not. Born on 12 May 1910, she became a pioneer of X-ray crystallography, revealing the structures of penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin and transforming modern medicine in the process. Working patiently for decades, often in physical pain, Hodgkin showed how persistence, collaboration, and quiet authority could reshape biology and chemistry alike.
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Dorothy Hodgkin changed science by learning how to see what others could not. Born on 12 May 1910, she became a pioneer of X-ray crystallography, revealing the structures of penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin and transforming modern medicine in the process. Working patiently for decades, often in physical pain, Hodgkin showed how persistence, collaboration, and quiet authority could reshape biology and chemistry alike.
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Please also consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee - head on over to compacthistories.com/biographiescoffee to see how.
#DorothyHodgkin #WomenInScience #ChemistryHistory #MedicalScience #XRayCrystallography #NobelPrize #SciencePioneers

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