This Day in History: September 29

Peter D. Mitchell, a Famous British Biochemist was born on September 29th, 1920 in Mitcham, United Kingdom. He is known for his discovery of the Chemiosmotic Mechanism of ATP Synthesis. The Chemiosmotic Mechanism is related to osmosis*. ATP Synthase is an enzyme that makes Adenosine Triphosphate, an important chemical in the making of energy for living cells.

*Osmosis- Noun- used in chemistry and Biology- The process used of the molecular structure of a solvent used to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated to a more concentrated form