What major event coincided with Butenandt's Nobel Prize?
Moon landing
World War II
Berlin Wall construction
Cold War onset
Answer
World War II severely disrupted Butenandt's research as he was drafted into military service and his laboratory was destroyed during an air raid. Butenandt's Nobel Prize was awarded amid the backdrop of this turbulent period in history.
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