Molecular model

Description

Custom made ball and stick molecular model of the drug Propranolol, invented by James Black in 1962, the first commercially successful beta-blocker, opaque plastic balls and wire bonds set on clear acrylic base, by Miramodus Ltd, Edinburgh, 2009

Museum reference

T.2009.121

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Molecular model

Production information

Miramodus Ltd, Modelmakers
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

2009

Materials

Plastic, Metal, Acrylic

Associations

Black, James Whyte, Sir, 1924 - 2010