Herbert Aaron Hauptman (February 14, 1917 – October 23, 2011) was an American mathematician and crystallographer. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985 with Jerome Karle for their development of mathematical methods for deducing the molecular structure of chemical compounds from X-ray diffraction data.
Hauptman and Karle's work was particularly influential in the field of crystallography, providing a powerful mathematical approach to determine the three-dimensional structures of crystals. This methodology had significant applications in understanding the structures of biological macromolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, which are crucial for advancements in fields like biochemistry and drug discovery.
Hauptman's contributions to crystallography had a lasting impact on scientific research, and his work is widely recognized for its importance in the understanding of molecular structures.
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