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In 1959, Linus Pauling drafted the famous “Hiroshima Appeal”, the concluding document issued after the Fifth World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. He was one of the prime movers who urged the nuclear powers the USA, the Soviet Union and Great Britain to conclude a nuclear test ban treaty, which entered into force on 10 October 1963.
Linus Pauling received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1963. During the selection process in 1962, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided that none of the year's nominations met the criteria as outlined in the will of Alfred Nobel.
Aug 19, 1994 · Full name: Linus Carl Pauling Born: 28 February 1901, Portland, OR, USA Died: 19 August 1994, Big Sur, CA, USA Date awarded: 10 October 1963. Chemistry scientist and peace activist. Linus Pauling is the only Nobel Peace Prize laureate to have been awarded two individual Nobel Prizes: for chemistry in 1954 and the peace prize in 1962.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1962 was awarded to Linus Carl Pauling "for his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West"
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954 was awarded to Linus Carl Pauling "for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances" To cite this section MLA style: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024.
Linus Pauling held his Acceptance Speech at the Auditorium of the University of Oslo, 10 December 1963. (The Nobel Peace Prize was reserved in 1962, but awarded the next year.) This video clip shows the last minutes of the speech.
Watch a video clip of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Linus Pauling, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony at the Auditorium of the University of Oslo, on 10 December 1963.
