William Astbury
Also known as
- William Thomas Astbury
William Thomas Astbury FRS (Bill Astbury, 25 February,1898 4 June,1961) was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's discovery of the alpha helix. He also studied the structure for DNA in 1937 and made the first step in the elucidation of its structure.
Astbury was the fourth child of seven, born in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent,His father, William Edwin Astbury,...
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