Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder pre
Virtanen in 1945
Part of the patent letter given to A. I. Virtanen and his employer for the AIV silage method in 1931
Virtanen at his laboratory in 1934
First members of Academy of Finland in April 1948, Virtanen to the left of glasses-wearing Onni Okkonen
Helsinki University of Technology was a technical university in Finland. It was located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and it was one of the three universities from which the mo
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
…In 1930 the Institute for Biochemistry was founded and Virtanen stayed there until his death in 1973. He became professor of biochemistry at the Helsinki University of Technology in 1931 and at the University of Helsinki in 1939. His research started with work on the phosphorylation of hexoses in 1924. He was able to show that…
Alvar Aalto's landmark auditorium of the main building. The amphitheatre-like structure contains the main auditoriums, while its exterior can be used for plays and other activities.
The main library of the university, designed by Alvar Aalto and built in 1970.
A lecture in mathematics for undergraduates inside the main building.
A traditional Finnish technology student's hat (teekkarilakki), the TKK(TF) type, photographed on top of a mirror.