Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | February
5, 1914 |
| Died | December 20, 1998 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Action potential, Voltage-gated ion channels |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1963) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biophysics, Neuroscience |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge, Trinity College, Cambridge |
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin (5 February 1914 – 20 December 1998) was a prominent British physiologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist who is best known for his work on the action potential of neurons. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1963 alongside Andrew Huxley for their discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in the peripheral and central portions of the nerve cell membrane.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Alan Hodgkin was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. His early research was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the development of radar technology. After the war, he returned to Cambridge, where he continued his research on the electrical activity of neurons.
Scientific Contributions[edit | edit source]
Hodgkin's most notable scientific contribution was the experimental and mathematical work on the action potential of neurons, conducted with his colleague Andrew Huxley. They developed the Hodgkin-Huxley model, which explains how action potentials in neurons are initiated and propagated. This model was crucial in advancing the understanding of nervous system functions and has applications in many areas of biomedical engineering and clinical neurophysiology.
Legacy and Honors[edit | edit source]
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Hodgkin received numerous other awards and honors, including being knighted in 1972. He served as the President of the Royal Society from 1970 to 1975 and was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1978 to 1984.
Selected Publications[edit | edit source]
Hodgkin authored several influential papers and books in the field of neuroscience and biophysics. His works continue to be cited and are considered foundational texts in the study of neurophysiology.
Death and Memorials[edit | edit source]
Alan Hodgkin died on 20 December 1998 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. His contributions to science are commemorated by various scholarships and lectures established in his name.
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