Irving Geis
Irving Geis | |
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| Born | October 18, 1908 Scientific illustration |
Irving Geis (October 18, 1908 – July 22, 1997) was an American
biologists. Geis's hand-drawn work depicts many structures of biological macromolecules, such as DNA and proteins, including the first crystal structure of sperm whale myoglobin.[1]
Early life and education
Geis was born in
great depression.[1]
Career
Geis served as a coauthor and
Albert Lehninger and Richard E. Dickerson, as well as the book How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff.[3] He was a frequent contributor to Scientific American.[2] In addition to his technical illustrations, Geis created the prototype Charley McCarthy puppet for puppeteer Edgar Bergen
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References
- ^ PMC 2143602.
- ^ a b "Artist Irving Geis". Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ "HHMI Purchases Geis Archives". Howard Hughes Medical Institute. October 25, 2000. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
External links
- A Gallery for Irving Geis by Kristin Leutwyler.
- Geis Digital Archive by the educational portal of the Protein Data Bank.
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