Britton Chance FRS , D.Sc | |
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Born | |
Died | November 16, 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 97)
Alma mater | Haverford School (1931) University of Pennsylvania (B.A) (1935) Cambridge University (Ph.D) (1942) |
Known for | Kinetics of fast enzyme-catalysed reactions Optical imaging MRI Sailing |
Spouses | Jane Earle, Lilian Streeter Lucas, Shoko Nioka |
Children | four from first marriage, including Britton Chance Jr., Jan Chance; four from second marriage |
Parents |
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Awards | National Medal of Science President's Certificate of Merit |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biophysics, Biochemistry |
Institutions | University of Pennsylvania National Cheng Kung University |
Medal record | ||
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Men's sailing | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1952 Helsinki | 5.5 metre class | |
World Championship | ||
1962 Poole | 5.5 metre class |
Britton "Brit" Chance ForMemRS (July 24, 1913 – November 16, 2010) was an American biochemist, biophysicist, scholar, and inventor whose work helped develop spectroscopy as a way to diagnose medical problems.[1][2] He was "a world leader in transforming theoretical science into useful biomedical and clinical applications" and is considered "the founder of the biomedical photonics."[3][4] He received the National Medal of Science in 1974.[1]
He also was an Olympic athlete who won a gold medal in sailing for the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 5.5 Metre Class.[5]