摘要: Just five years ago a review of the history biochemistry would have been short and disappointing. The only general was Fritz Lieben's Geschichte der Physiologischen Chemie, published in 1935,' there were few studies. Today are two comprehensive histories biochemistry, by Joseph Fruton2 Marcel Florkin,3 book essays,4 several books historical readings.5 A on molecular biology has just appeared.6 There half dozen relevant institutional histories, good autobiographies, studies special topics neighboring fields. American Academy Arts Sciences sponsored conferences (1971)7 bioenergetics (1973).8 Since