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Linus Carl Pauling FRS ( / ˈpɔːlɪŋ / PAW-ling; February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) [4] was an American chemist, biochemist, chemical engineer, peace activist, author, and educator. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics. [5]
Jun 14, 2024 · Linus Pauling was an American theoretical physical chemist who became the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes. His first prize (1954) was awarded for research into the nature of the chemical bond and its use in elucidating molecular structure; the second (1962) recognized his efforts to ban the testing of nuclear weapons.
Aug 19, 1994 · During the 1930s Linus Pauling was among the pioneers who used quantum mechanics to understand and describe chemical bonding–that is, the way atoms join together to form molecules.
Biographical. Linus Carl Pauling was born in Portland, Oregon, on 28th February, 1901, the son of a druggist, Herman Henry William Pauling, who, though born in Missouri, was of German descent, and his wife, Lucy Isabelle Darling, born in Oregon of English-Scottish ancestry.
When Linus Pauling died on Aug. 19, 1994, the world lost one of its greatest scientists and humanitarians and a much respected and beloved defender of civil liberties and health issues. Because of his dynamic personality and his many accomplishments in widely diverse fields, it is hard to define Linus Pauling adequately.
Linus Pauling (February 28, 1901- ) *, the only person who has won two undivided Nobel Prizes, 1 was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of a pharmacist, Henry H.W. Pauling, and Lucy (Darling) Pauling.
Pauling is probably best known for working out the nature of the chemical bond, yet he also discovered (among many other accomplishments) the cause of sickle cell anemia, developed an accurate ...
