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Max Ludwig Henning Delbrück ( German: [maks ˈdɛl.bʁʏk] ⓘ; September 4, 1906 – March 9, 1981) was a German–American biophysicist who participated in launching the molecular biology research program in the late 1930s.
Biographical. Max Delbrück was born on September 4th, 1906, in Berlin, Germany, the youngest of seven children. His father, Hans Delbrück, Professor of History at the University of Berlin, was for many years editor and political columnist of the Preussische Jahrbücher. His mother was a granddaughter of the chemist, Justus von Liebig.
Max Delbrück was a German-born U.S. biologist, a pioneer in the study of molecular genetics. With Alfred Day Hershey and Salvador Luria, he was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for work on bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria. Delbrück received a Ph.D. in physics.
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Jun 6, 2017 · Max Delbrück was trained as a physicist but made his major contribution in biology and ultimately shared a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was the acknowledged leader of the founders of molecular biology, yet he failed to achieve his key scientific goals.
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- 10.1534/genetics.117.201517
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- Genetics. 2017 Jun; 206(2): 641-650.
Learn about Max Delbruck, a Nobel Prize winner and a founder of molecular biology. Discover his contributions to the study of viruses, mutations, and sensory perception.
Sep 4, 2016 · Learn about the life and work of Max Delbrück, one of the founders of molecular biology and the namesake of the MDC. Discover how he contributed to the discovery of the gene and his links to Berlin science and culture.
Max Ludwig Henning Delbrück was a German–American biophysicist who participated in launching the molecular biology research program in the late 1930s. He stimulated physical scientists' interest into biology, especially as to basic research to physically explain genes, mysterious at the time.
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