Edwin Joseph Cohn
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About
Protein scientist who saved countless lives during WWII with his blood fractionation project. After the war he developed systems by which every component of donated blood would be used and none would be wasted.
Before Fame
He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1917.
Trivia
He co-wrote the book Proteins, 'Amino Acids and Peptides,' which summarized the known physical chemistry of proteins, in 1943.
Family Life
He resided in Boston until his death.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of fellow American scientist Robert Oppenheimer.
