Dorothy Hodgkin, a postcard and a letter to her husband

Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994)

1945

Manuscript

Dorothy Hodgkin’s work on penicillin was conducted during World War II and its immediate aftermath, and was part of a wider drive to understand the chemical properties of this substance. Her extensive research papers include reports to the Committee for Penicillin Synthesis and were classified at the time.

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