In 1979, Herbert C. Brown won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 22 May 1912.
Died: 19 December 2004.
Nationality: American.
Education: University of Chicago.
Known as: Organoboranes.
Awards: Centenary Prize (1955), William H. Nichols Medal (1959), National Medal of Science (1969), Elliott Cresson Medal (1978), Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1979), Priestley Medal (1981), Perkin Medal (1982), AIC Gold Medal (1985), NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1987).
Fields: Chemistry.
