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The autobiography of Lord Todd of Trumpington is a general account of his life until 1980 with emphasis on the events that shaped his career as a distinguished scientist. This delightfully presented autobiography is supplemented by extracts from five Presidential Addresses to the Royal Society. This book will appeal to anyone who enjoys reading biography.

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Preface; 1. Early days: school and university in Glasgow; 2. Apprenticeship in research: Frankfurt and Oxford 1929–34; 3. Edinburgh, London and Pasadena; 4. Manchester and the move to Cambridge; 5. Chance and design in research: the road to vitamins, coenzymes and DNA; 6. The post-war years: involvement in science policy and international activities; 7. The Nobel Prize and its aftermath; 8. The Royal Society; Appendices.

A Time to Remember

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    A Paperback by Alexander Todd

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 3 December 2009
      ISBN-13 9780521126731
      978-0521126731
      ISBN-10 0521126738
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The autobiography of Lord Todd of Trumpington is a general account of his life until 1980 with emphasis on the events that shaped his career as a distinguished scientist. This delightfully presented autobiography is supplemented by extracts from five Presidential Addresses to the Royal Society. This book will appeal to anyone who enjoys reading biography.

      Table of Contents

      Preface; 1. Early days: school and university in Glasgow; 2. Apprenticeship in research: Frankfurt and Oxford 1929–34; 3. Edinburgh, London and Pasadena; 4. Manchester and the move to Cambridge; 5. Chance and design in research: the road to vitamins, coenzymes and DNA; 6. The post-war years: involvement in science policy and international activities; 7. The Nobel Prize and its aftermath; 8. The Royal Society; Appendices.

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