Linus Pauling

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Linus Pauling was an American chemist, peace activist, and two-time Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the nature of the chemical bond and molecular biology.

Aliases (6)
  • Linus Carl Pauling ×2
  • Linus Carl Pauling Jr. ×1
  • Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry ×1
  • Nobel laureate Linus Pauling ×1
  • Pauling ×1
  • Peter Jeffress Pauling ×1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American scientist
Nobel laureate
chemist
human
peace activist
academicDegree PhD in chemistry
advocatedFor ban on nuclear weapons testing
awardReceived Gibbs Medal
Lavoisier Medal
Lenin Peace Prize
National Medal of Science
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Priestley Medal
causeOfDeath prostate cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1901-02-28
dateOfDeath 1994-08-19
educatedAt California Institute of Technology
Oregon Agricultural College
employer California Institute of Technology
Oregon State University
Stanford University
University of California, San Diego
familyName Pauling
fieldOfWork biochemistry
chemistry
crystallography
molecular biology
quantum chemistry
solid-state chemistry
givenName Linus
knownFor Pauling electronegativity scale
advocacy of vitamin C megadoses
alpha-helix structure of proteins
research on sickle-cell anemia as a molecular disease
resonance theory in chemistry
triple-helix proposal for collagen
valence bond theory
work on the nature of the chemical bond
memberOf American Chemical Society
National Academy of Sciences (United States)
movement nuclear disarmament movement
notableAchievement only person to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes
notableWork General Chemistry
The Nature of the Chemical Bond
Vitamin C and the Common Cold
numberOfChildren 4
placeOfBirth Portland, Oregon, United States
placeOfDeath Big Sur, California, United States
positionHeld chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech
professor of chemistry at Caltech
religion secular humanism
sexOrGender male
signature Linus Pauling signature image file (commons)
spouse Ava Helen Pauling

Referenced by (39)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
Davy Medal
Franklin Medal
Gibbs Medal
notableRecipient
General Chemistry
The Nature of the Chemical Bond
Vitamin C and the Common Cold
author
Linus Pauling Institute
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
Pauling electronegativity scale
namedAfter
Ava Helen Pauling ("Linus Carl Pauling Jr.")
Ava Helen Pauling ("Peter Jeffress Pauling")
child
National Medal of Science
Priestley Medal
hasRecipient
Linda Helen Pauling
Linda Helen Pauling ("Linus Carl Pauling")
hasRelative
Abram Hoffer
James Watson
influencedBy
Arnold Sommerfeld
Richard C. Tolman
notableStudent
General Chemistry
associatedPerson
Linda Helen Pauling
childOf
Pauling electronegativity scale
creator
Linus Pauling ("Pauling")
familyName
Linda Helen Pauling
father
Linus
hasNotableBearer
Guggenheim Fellowship
hasNotableRecipient
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
honors
Ava Helen Pauling
influenced
Linus Torvalds
inspirationForName
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics ("Nobel laureate Linus Pauling")
namedFor
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
notableLaureate
Ava Helen Pauling
partnerInActivism
Frances Arnold ("Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry")
positionHeld
orthomolecular medicine
proposedBy
Linda Helen Pauling ("Linus Carl Pauling")
siblingOf
Russell–Einstein Manifesto
signatory
Ava Helen Pauling
spouse
Vitamin C and the Common Cold
writtenByNobelLaureate

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