1913
Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (died 2010)
Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (died 2010)
Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (died 2010)
Britton Chance
American biochemist and sailor (1913–2010)
- Born
- 1913
Britton Chance was an American biochemist, biophysicist, scholar, and inventor whose work helped develop spectroscopy as a way to diagnose medical problems. He was "a world leader in transforming theoretical science into useful biomedical and clinical applications" and is considered "the founder of the biomedical photonics." He received the National Medal of Science in 1974.