Theodor Svedberg

Theodor Svedberg
Born	Theodor H. E. Svedberg (1884-08-30)30 August 1884 Fleräng, Valbo, Gävleborg, Sweden
Died	25 February 1971(1971-02-25) (aged 86) Kopparberg, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Known for	analytical ultracentrifugation
Awards	Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1926) Franklin Medal (1949)
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Doctoral students	Arne Tiselius

Theodor H. E. ("The") Svedberg (30 August 1884 – 25 February 1971) was a Swedish chemist and Nobel laureate, active at Uppsala University. His work with colloids supported the theories of Brownian motion put forward by Einstein and the Polish geophysicist Marian Smoluchowski. During this work, he developed the technique of analytical ultracentrifugation, and demonstrated its utility in distinguishing pure proteins one from another.

The unit svedberg (symbol S), a unit of time amounting to 10⁻¹³ s or 100 fs, is named after him.

References

• Stig Claesson; Kai O. Pedersen (1972). "The Svedberg. 1884-1971". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 18: 594–627. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1972.0022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Kyle, R A (1997). "Theodor Svedberg and the ultracentrifuge". Mayo Clin. Proc. 72 (9): 830. PMID 9294529. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

External links

• Svedberg's Nobel Foundation biography
• The Svedberg-lab, Particle accelerator center in Uppsala, Sweden