Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 455-458 (April 2002) Max Perutz (1914–2002)  Richard Henderson  Structure  Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 455-458 (April 2002) DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(02)00753-0

Figure 1 Max and his first model of haemoglobin This model was built in September 1959 at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge. This and John Kendrew's related model of myoglobin were the first protein structures ever solved. Structure 2002 10, 455-458DOI: (10.1016/S0969-2126(02)00753-0)

Figure 2 A caricature of Max's stereochemical mechanism of haem-haem interaction, showing tension at the haem, as portrayed by Kiyoshi Nagai Structure 2002 10, 455-458DOI: (10.1016/S0969-2126(02)00753-0)

Figure 3 Max with his polarizing microscope in his ice laboratory on the Jungfraujoch The shield over his nose and mouth prevented his breath from fogging the eyepiece. The bags filled with hay kept his feet warm. Structure 2002 10, 455-458DOI: (10.1016/S0969-2126(02)00753-0)