The Papers of Robert Bruce Merrifield

Robert Bruce Merrifield was born on July 15, 1921 and died on May 14, 2006. He was a biochemist and won the 1984 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of a solid phase protein synthesizer. He spent the bulk of his career at The Rockefeller University.

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The collection contains video and some audio interviews by leaders in the field of peptide synthesis. They were interviewed for a program on Peptide Protein Synthesis. There are also printed copies of the various working versions of the script for this program as well as an original drawing of Merrifield's plan for his Solid state Protein Synthesizer and a set of diazo prints for the Endevco (Becton, Dickinson & Co.) commercially-marketed protein synthesizer. See box list for a list of interviewees.

Organized into two distinct sets : I. Reprints of Robert Bruce Merrifield articles. II. R. Bruce Merrifield Addenda.

Selected items from this collection have been digitized and are available online in our Digital Collections: https://digital.sciencehistory.org/collections/it2sv3t

Source of acquisition--Merrifield, Elizabeth. Method of acquisition--Gift. Date of acquisition--2008. Accession number--2008:043.

Source of acquisition--Mojsov, Svetlana Dr., Unson, Cecille Dr., Fields, Greg Dr.. Method of acquisition--Gift. Date of acquisition--2009. Accession number--2009:060.

Use

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Preferred Citation

Papers of Robert Bruce Merrifield, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania..

Publisher

Science History Institute Archives

Creator

Rockefeller University

Subject

Solid-phase synthesis

Peptides -- Synthesis

Nobel Prize winners

Proteins -- Synthesis

Scientific apparatus and instruments

Science -- Study and teaching

People

Merrifield, Bruce, 1921-2006

Organization

Becton-Dickinson

Endevco (firm)

Language Note

Text in English.

Form

Archival materials