Britton Chance

Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championship

Britton Chance
FRS , D.Sc
Britton Chance FRS , D.Sc
	Britton Chance (Photo by Ron Kroon, 1965)
Born	July 24, 1913; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 16, 2010 (aged 97); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Haverford School (1931); University of Pennsylvania (B.A) (1935); University of Pennsylvania (M.A.) (1936); University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D) (1940); Cambridge University (Ph.D) (1942)
Known for	Kinetics of fast enzyme-catalysed reactions; Optical imaging; MRI; Sailing
Spouses	Jane Earle, Lilian Streeter Lucas, Shoko Nioka
Children	four from first marriage, including Britton Chance Jr., Jan Chance; four from second marriage
Parents	Edwin Mickley Chance (father); Eleanor Kent (mother);
Awards	National Medal of Science; President's Certificate of Merit; Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to Medicine, College of Physicians; Olympic Gold medal in 5.5-meter sailing
	Scientific career
Fields	Biophysics, Biochemistry
Institutions	University of Pennsylvania; National Cheng Kung University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Norwegian Nobel Institute; Medical Diagnostic Research Foundation

Britton "Brit" Chance ForMemRS (July 24, 1913 – November 16, 2010) was an American biochemist, biophysicist, scholar, and inventor whose work helped develop spectroscopy as a way to diagnose medical problems.^[1]^[2] He was "a world leader in transforming theoretical science into useful biomedical and clinical applications" and is considered "the founder of the biomedical photonics."^[3]^[4] He received the National Medal of Science in 1974.^[1]

He also was an Olympic athlete who won a gold medal in sailing for the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 5.5 Metre Class.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Dr. Britton Chance". Legacy.com. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
^ "Remembering Britton Chance". OCC News. Oxygen Club of California. December 2010. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.
^ "11/23/10, Deaths - Almanac, Vol. 57, No. 13". almanac.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
^ Li, Lin (May 2011). "Special Section in Memory of Professor Britton Chance". Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences. 4 (2): v–vii. doi:10.1142/S1793545811001526.
^ "USA Olympic Sailing Alumni". US Sailing. 2020.

[:2-1] "Dr. Britton Chance". Legacy.com. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2022-03-12.

[:9-2] "Remembering Britton Chance". OCC News. Oxygen Club of California. December 2010. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.

[:10-3] "11/23/10, Deaths - Almanac, Vol. 57, No. 13". almanac.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-20.

[:11-4] Li, Lin (May 2011). "Special Section in Memory of Professor Britton Chance". Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences. 4 (2): v–vii. doi:10.1142/S1793545811001526.

[5] "USA Olympic Sailing Alumni". US Sailing. 2020.

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Britton Chance FRS , D.Sc
Britton Chance (Photo by Ron Kroon, 1965)
Born	(1913-07-24)July 24, 1913 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 16, 2010(2010-11-16) (aged 97) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Haverford School (1931) University of Pennsylvania (B.A) (1935) University of Pennsylvania (M.A.) (1936) University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D) (1940) Cambridge University (Ph.D) (1942)
Known for	Kinetics of fast enzyme-catalysed reactions Optical imaging MRI Sailing
Spouses	Jane Earle, Lilian Streeter Lucas, Shoko Nioka
Children	four from first marriage, including Britton Chance Jr., Jan Chance; four from second marriage
Parents	Edwin Mickley Chance (father) Eleanor Kent (mother)
Awards	National Medal of Science President's Certificate of Merit Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to Medicine, College of Physicians Olympic Gold medal in 5.5-meter sailing
Scientific career
Fields	Biophysics, Biochemistry
Institutions	University of Pennsylvania National Cheng Kung University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Norwegian Nobel Institute Medical Diagnostic Research Foundation