David Rittenberg | |
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 David Rittenberg at Weizmann Institute of Science cornerstone laying ceremony 1946 | |
| Born | November 11, 1906 New York |
| Died | January 24, 1970 (aged 63) New York |
| Alma mater | City College of New York, B.S. 1929, Columbia University, Ph.D. 1935 |
| Known for | Isotope tracer method |
| Awards | Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (1941), National Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Rutgers University |
| Thesis | Some Equilibria Involving Isotopes of Hydrogen |
| Doctoral advisor | Harold Urey |
David Rittenberg (November 11, 1906 – January 24, 1970) was an American biochemist who pioneered the isotopic tagging of molecules. He was born and died in New York, and spent almost the whole of his life there. He obtained his B.S. in 1929 from the City College of New York, and his Ph.D. in 1935 at Columbia University under the supervision of Harold Urey.[1]