- Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator
| Born: | 28 February 1901 Comment | | When did Linus Pauling die? / Died | 19 August 1994 | | How many years did Linus Pauling live? / Lived | 93 years | | Zodiac sign: | Pisces |
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Linus Pauling facts
- He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics
- New Scientist called him one of the 20 greatest scientists of all time, and as of 2000, he was rated the 16th most important scientist in history
- Pauling was one of the founders of the fields of quantum chemistry and molecular biology
- For his scientific work, Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954
- In 1962, for his peace activism, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- This makes him the only person to be awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes
- He is one of only four individuals to have won more than one Nobel Prize (the others being Marie Curie, John Bardeen, and Frederick Sanger)
- Pauling is also one of only two people to be awarded Nobel Prizes in different fields, the other being Marie Curie
- Pauling also worked on DNA's structure, a problem which was solved by James Watson, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
- In his later years he promoted nuclear disarmament, as well as orthomolecular medicine, megavitamin therapy, and dietary supplements
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