Luminous Pursuit: Jellyfish, Gfp, and the Unforeseen Path to the Nobel Prize

by Osamu Shimomura, John H. Brinegar, Sachi Shimomura, et al.

Book Overview

This book narrates the uniquely intertwined life and scientific career of Nobel laureate Osamu Shimomura, with particular attention to his discovery of aequorin and Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP). It includes his early memories of Manchuria and wartime Japan featuring an eyewitness account of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, his postwar studies and his travels to collect and research more than fifteen bioluminescent species, in locations ranging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9813202165
• ISBN13: 9789813202160
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"