Linus Carl PaulingScientist and Social Activist

Awarded, 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Awarded, 1962 Nobel Peace Prize

“for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances" .

“for his advocacy of arms control and efforts to end the

open-air testing of nuclear weapons”.

Born on February 28,1901

Lucy Isabelle “Belle” Pauling Herman Henry William Pauling

Frances Lucile Pauline Darling

Linus Carl

Raised in the City of Portland;

Oregon, U.S.A.

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Lake Oswego, OR

Salem, OR

Condon, OR

Grade School

Sunnyside Grammar

School (1910)

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Oregon Agricultural

College (OAC)in 1917

In 1914…

•Did not receive his diploma until 1962.

•Earned enough credits for admission to college.

Chemical Engineering

- Irving Langmuir- Gilbert Newton Lewis- Ava Helen Miller

PhDPhysical Chemistry & Mathematical PhysicsRoscoe G. DickinsonRichard Chace TolmanArnold SommerfeldRobert A. Millikan

Worked alongside with Paul Emmett

Supervised Edwin M. McMillan

1922

June 12,1925

Linus Carl Pauling, Ph.D

Guggenheim FellowshipPeter DebyeWalter HeilerFritz LondonSamuel GoudsmitRobert Oppenheimer

Arnold SommerfeldNiels BohrErwin SchrodingerWolfgang PauliPeter Debye

- Widely regarded as the most important chemist of the twentieth century.

Faculty Member

1927 - 1963 1967 - 1969 1969 - 1975

- Often called the “Einstein of chemistry”.

- Best known for his foundational work in theoretical chemistry, and in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Notable Contributions in 20th Century Science

1. Application of quantum physics to chemistry.

2. The use of theories of chemical structure to biology.

3. The construction of molecular models that became a characteristic tool of modern chemistry.

4. The study of diseases as a product of molecular processes.

5. The role of scientist as public citizen and political activist.

Awards, Honors, and Medals

Received 533 Awards and Honors

• Academic•Biochemistry•Physical Science•Chemistry•Medical Science• Commemorations

•Humanitarianism•Peace-building•International Relations•Decorations of Honor

Pauling died of prostate cancer on August 19, 1994, at 7:20 pm at home in Big Sur, California.