In 1954, Linus Pauling won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: February 28, 1901.
Died: 28 July 2002, Llangarron, England.
Nationality: American.
Education: Oregon State University (BS), California Institute of Technology (PhD).
Known as: Hybridisation theory, Hydrogen bonding, Vitamin C megadosage, Crystal structure predictionElectronegativity.
Awards: ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1931), Irving Langmuir Award (1931), Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1933), Davy Medal (1947), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1954), Nobel Peace Prize (1962) Roebling Medal (1967), Lenin Peace Prize (1968–1969),National Medal of Science (1974), Lomonosov Gold Medal (1977), NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1979), Priestley Medal (1984), Vannevar Bush Award (1989).
Fields: Quantum chemistry Biochemistry.
