Friday 16 September 2011

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi's 118th Birthday


Google doodle today come with a theme Albert Szent-Gyorgyi's 118th Birthday.
Who is Albert Szent-Gyorgyi?
Albert von Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt (September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle. He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II and entered Hungarian politics after the war.

Therefore, image google doodle today show only fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin C. Such as strawberries, oranges, pineapple, etc..

Biography of Albert Szent-Gyorgy:


Name                  : Albert von Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt
Born                    : September 16, 1893
                             Budapest, Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Died                    : October 22, 1986 (aged 93)
                            Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Citizenship           : Hungary, United States of America, Sweden
Nationality           : Hungarian
Fields                  : physiology
Institutions           : Semmelweis University, University of Szeged, University of Cambridge
Known for          : vitamin C, discovering the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle
Notable awards  : Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937
Spouse : 
- June Susan Wichterman (1965–1968)
- Marcia Houston (1975–1986)

For more detail, read here.