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Celebrating the millennium — historical highlights of photosynthesis research, Part 2

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Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 20))

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This paper is an introduction to Part 2 of our celebrations of the historical highlights of photosynthesis research. Part 1 was published in October 2002 as Volume 73 of Photosynthesis Research. After a brief introduction, we recognize two giants in the field: Cornelis B. van Niel (for anoxygenic photosynthesis), and Robert Hill (for oxygenic photosynthesis). This is followed by recognition of a 1960 book by Hans Gaffron, and a multi-authored book edited by W. Ruhland and André Pirson, and inclusion in the appendix of a list of selected books. Our celebration is enhanced by the inclusion of beautiful paintings of cells by Antoinette Ryter. After introducing all the historical papers contained in this volume, we honor Louis N. M. Duysens, one of the greatest biophysicists of our time, and finally we dedicate this volume to a great scientist, humanist and peacemaker: Eugene I. Rabinowitch.

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  1. Departments of Biochemistry and Plant Biology, and Center of Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois, 265 Morrill Hall, 505 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801-3707, USA

    Govindjee

  2. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, 300-6174 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada

    J. Thomas Beatty

  3. Department of Biology and Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

    Howard Gest

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  1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA

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  2. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    J. Thomas Beatty

  3. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

    Howard Gest

  4. Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

    John F. Allen

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Govindjee, Beatty, J.T., Gest, H. (2005). Celebrating the millennium — historical highlights of photosynthesis research, Part 2. In: Govindjee, Beatty, J.T., Gest, H., Allen, J.F. (eds) Discoveries in Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3324-9_2

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