Title:

Bioenergetics

Creator:

Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, 1893-1986

Date:

2 November 1956

Description:

In one of his first works on the topic, Szent-Gyorgyi explained why he believed that biological phenomena such as muscular contraction cannot be described in terms of classical chemistry, but are better explained in terms of quantum mechanics, or what he called "quantum biology."

Periodical:

Science

Publisher:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of International Union of Physiological Sciences., Reprinted with permission from Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, "Bioenergetics." Science 124, 3227 (2 November 1956): 873-875. Copyright 1956 AAAS., Readers may view, browse, and/or download material for temporary copying purposes only, provided these uses are for noncommercial personal purposes. Except as provided by law, this material may not be further reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, adapted, performed, displayed, published, or sold in whole or part, without prior written permission from the publisher., and http://www.sciencemag.org/

Genre:

Articles
Lectures

Subject:

Muscle Contraction

Format:

Text

Extent:

3 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert. "Bioenergetics." Science 124, 3227 (2 November 1956): 873-875. Article. Lecture. 3 Images.. Science

Legacy ID:

WGBBJW

NLM ID:

101584924X136

Profiles Collection:

The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584924X136

Story Section:

The Institute for Muscle Research, 1947-1972