Physicist Theodore Maiman built the first laser at HRL Labs in Malibu, California. In 1953, chemist Vincent du Vigneaud achieved the first chemical synthesis of a peptide hormone, oxytocin, at Cornell University, proving that complex biological signaling molecules could be constructed from scratch rather than only extracted from living tissue.
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Du Vigneaud won the Nobel Prize in 1955 for the oxytocin synthesis, two years after completing the work.
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1:28:55physicist Theodore Mman he constructed the first laser at HRL labs in Malibu, California which is where >> which was my former employer. So shout out to HRL labs. >> Yes. Uh funding matters 1953 first chemical synthesis of a peptide hormone. >> Right. So this is Vincent Du Vingoid. Okay. He achieved the first chemical synthesis of oxytocin. Yeah. >> At Cornell University. He won the Nobel Prize in 1955 for it. And he proved that complex biological signaling molecules can be constructed from scratch. This
1:29:37has um a special place in my heart because I am recently a father and you know the delivery procedure involved some fake oxytocin. So thank you to Vincent D vigoid for that. >> VDV uh not to be confused with Virgil van Djk which is VVD uh the Liverpool player 195 who was out of the World Cup. Sorry it's