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Linus Carl Pauling. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954. Born: 28 February 1901, Portland, OR, USA. Died: 19 August 1994, Big Sur, CA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA, USA. Prize motivation: “for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the ...
Linus Carl Pauling was born in Portland, Oregon, on February 28, 1901. He received his early education in Oregon, finishing in 1922 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis — now Oregon State University.
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"
Linus Pauling Biographical . L inus 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. He attended Washington High School in Portland but because of a technicality did not receive his diploma until 1962 ...
Aug 19, 1994 · Pauling revolutionized chemistry in the 1920s with his application of quantum physics to the study of chemistry. He used the new theory of wave mechanics to explain molecular structures which had baffled chemists for years.
Linus Pauling, (born Feb. 28, 1901, Portland, Ore., U.S.—died Aug. 19, 1994, Big Sur, Calif.), U.S. chemist. He received his doctorate from the California Institute of Technology and became a professor there in 1931.
Best known to the public for championing the use of vitamin C for health purposes and for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Linus Carl Pauling (1901–1994) was revered by his fellow scientists as a prolific researcher who made significant contributions to our understanding of chemical bonding and chemical structure.
