In 1986, John C. Polanyi won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 23 January 1929.
Nationality: Canadian.
Education: University of Manchester.
Known as: Chemical kinetics, Reaction dynamics.
Awards: FRS (1971), Henry Marshall Tory Medal (1977), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1986), Royal Medal (1989), Faraday Lectureship Prize (2010).
Fields: Chemistry.
