Zone d'identification
Cote
Nom et localisation du dépôt
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Collection
Titre
Thomas Cech Papers 1983-1993
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Importance matérielle
1.00
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Born in 1947, Tom Cech is 1970 Grinnell alumni and chemist. Along with Sidney Altman, he won the 1989 Nobel Prize for the discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA.
Thomas Cech was born on December 8, 1947. He grew up in Iowa City, Iowa and later attended Grinnell College, graduating in 1970. He is a chemist and, with Sideny Altman, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1989 for their discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA. Cech has spent the majority of his career at the University of Colorado at Boulder. From 2000-2008 he served as president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The majority of materials are articles and clippings about Cech's career and work that were saved by his parents. Other materials are programs from speeches given, and notices about awards received.
Mode de classement
No original order was determined. Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Materials in the collection may be examined at Grinnell College Special Collections and Archives in Burling Library.
Accès physique
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
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Donation
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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Sources complémentaires
Grinnell College by John Nollen, 1955 Cyclone, and 1977-1978 Grinnell Book separated and placed at offsite storage.
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Mots-clés - Sujets
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Mots-clés - Noms
- Grinnell College (Sujet)
- Grinnell College -- Students (Sujet)