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This Day in Minnesota History

April 8, 1911

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Melvin Calvin is born in St. Paul. Working as a biochemist decades later, Calvin discovered the details of the photosynthesis process, and was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1961.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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