Linus Pauling

by Frederic P. Miller

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Linus Carl Pauling (February 28, 1901 - August 19, 1994) was an American chemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists in any field of the 20th century. Pauling was among the first scientists to work in the fields of quantum chemistry, molecular biology and orthomolecular medicine. He is one of only four individuals to have won multiple Nobel Prizes. He is one of only two people to have been awarded a Nobel Prize in two different fields (the Chemistry and Peace prizes), the other being Marie Curie (the Chemistry and Physics prizes), and the only person to have been awarded each of his prizes without sharing it with another recipient.

144 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2009

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[Jonnie Enloe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read every word. This man was extraordinary in so many ways. Got me interested in X-ray Crystallography as related to proteins. He was treated very badly by our government although I did not agree with some of his positions. His singled minded pursuit of goals was astounding. I admire him very much. Author did a very good job of objective writing.