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Bill Arnold's concept of solid state photosynthesis and his discoveries

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Bill Arnold's concept of photosynthesis as a solid state, as opposed to solution, phenomenon led him to an amazing series of fundamental discoveries.

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Mauzerall, D. Bill Arnold's concept of solid state photosynthesis and his discoveries. Photosynth Res 48, 19–23 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00040990

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