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Science 7 July 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5783, p. 57
DOI: 10.1126/science.1130957
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Perspectives

RETROSPECTIVE:
R. Bruce Merrifield (1921-2006)

Richard A. Lerner

R. Bruce Merrifield, who developed the method of solid-state synthesis, had a talent for simplicity and practicality and was stoic in the face of adversity.

The author is at The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. E-mail: rlerner{at}scripps.edu

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