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John Knudsen Northrop (November 10, 1895 – February 18, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist and designer who founded the Northrop Corporation in 1939. His career began in 1916 as a draftsman for Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company (founded 1912).
Professor Northrop is the author of Crystalline Enzymes, published in 1939. He edited the Journal of General Physiology (Rockefeller Institute) for some years and he has written numerous papers on the physical chemistry of proteins, agglutination of bacteria, kinetics of enzyme reaction, and the chemical nature of enzymes.
Feb 21, 2022 · Jack Northrop was an American industrialist, born in 1885, and involved in many aircraft designs over his long career. He is best known for founding the Northrop Corporation in 1939. The company produced many military fighter and bomber aircraft, including the B-2 stealth bomber.
After frustrating attempts at aircraft engineering with many other firms, John Northrop founded Northrop Aircraft and helped it grow into a very lucrative defense contractor, providing everything from bombers, fighter jets, and reconnaissance planes to the United States military.
Its name honours John Northrop, the founder of Northrop Corporation and one of the leading aircraft designers of the 20th century who drove the development of large tailless flying wings resembling Quetzalcoatlus.
1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In 1916, during a study examining the reaction of fruit flies to temperature differentials, John H. Northrop lit upon a fundamental equation that would from then on guide his career in science: the engine that runs all living matter is chemical reaction.
John Howard Northrop. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1946. Born: 5 July 1891, Yonkers, NY, USA. Died: 27 May 1987, Wickenberg, AZ, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Princeton, NJ, USA. Prize motivation: “for their preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form” Prize share: 1/4. Work.
