The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1922
Awarded on: 1922-10-25
"for his discovery relating to the production of heat in the muscle"
Affiliations:
- London University – London, United Kingdom
Archibald Vivian Hill
Born: 1886-09-26 in Bristol, United Kingdom
Gender: male
Field: British physiologist (1886–1977)
Biography
Archibald Vivian Hill, better known to friends and colleagues as A. V. Hill, was a British physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research. He shared the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his elucidation of the production of heat and mechanical work in muscles.