woodward
woodward — noun
1. Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979), an American chemist who won the Nobel Prize i
Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979), an American chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1965. He was famous for discovering the structure of many complex natural substances and for being able to produce them in the laboratory — for example, quinine, chlorophyll, and vitamin B₁₂.
At the 1965 ceremony in Stockholm, Woodward smiled as he received the Nobel Prize.
collocation: receive the Nobel Prize for [field]
Sora studied Woodward's laboratory papers to learn how he created the quinine molecule.
pattern: study [someone]'s papers to learn how [clause]
Élise wrote her thesis on Woodward's total synthesis of the cholesterol molecule.
In the lab, Professor Kian praised Woodward's synthesis of vitamin B₁₂ as a landmark discovery.
用法筆記
In chemistry contexts, 'Woodward' almost always refers to Robert Burns Woodward. The name may also appear in compound terms such as Woodward–Hoffmann rules (a set of principles in organic chemistry) and Woodward's rules (for predicting UV absorption).