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Archibald Hill
Explaining heat production and mechanical work in muscle.
Hill equation · Muscle physiology
- Born
- 26 September 1886
- Birthplace
- Bristol
- Died
- 3 June 1977
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Archibald Hill
Archibald Vivian Hill was a British physiologist who brought quantitative methods to the study of muscle and biological function.
Early life
Bristol and Cambridge
Studied mathematics at Trinity College before turning to physiology.
Career
- 1909
First research
Examined binding at the neuromuscular junction.
- 1910
Hill equation
Developed a model associated with cooperative binding.
- 1922
Nobel Prize
Shared the medicine prize for muscle research.
Selected work
Hill equation
A widely used description of binding behaviour.
Muscle physiology
Nobel-recognised work on heat and mechanical action.
Beyond work
Wider influence
Helped establish biophysics and operations research.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Photographer unknown. Subject (Hill) deceased. This photo is under copyright by The Nobel Foundation, which is based in Sweden. The photograph was likely published during or before the awarding of Hill's 1922 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology. Supporting this publication date, the source web site for Hill's biography (see above) lists a 1922 copyright date. The photograph was likely produced in either the United Kingdom (residence of Hill) or Sweden (residence of The Nobel Foundation).. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.