1. Linus Carl Pauling Vitamin C advocate and two-time winner of the Nobel Prize February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994

2. Childhood Born in Portland, Oregon. Born in Portland, Oregon. Son of Herman Henry William Pauling and Lucy Isabelle Darling. Son of Herman Henry William Pauling and Lucy Isabelle Darling. Attended the public elementary and high schools in Condon and Portland. Attended the public elementary and high schools in Condon and Portland.

3. College Entered Oregon State College in 1917. Entered Oregon State College in 1917. Received the degree of B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering in 1922. Received the degree of B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering in 1922. Graduate student at California Institute of Technology from 1922- 1925, working under Professor Roscoe G. Dickinson and Richard C. Tolman. Graduate student at California Institute of Technology from 1922- 1925, working under Professor Roscoe G. Dickinson and Richard C. Tolman. Awarded the Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in chemistry in 1925. Awarded the Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in chemistry in 1925. Minors in physics and mathematics. Minors in physics and mathematics.

4. Adult Life Married Ava Helen Miller in 1923. Married Ava Helen Miller in 1923. Father of Linus Jr. (1925), Peter Jeffress (1931), Linda Helen (1932), and Edward Crellin (1937). Father of Linus Jr. (1925), Peter Jeffress (1931), Linda Helen (1932), and Edward Crellin (1937). 13 grandchildren. 13 grandchildren.

5. Scientific Work Insistence that Vitamin C had the power to fight cancer and the common cold. Insistence that Vitamin C had the power to fight cancer and the common cold. Interest in molecular structure and nature of the chemical bond since 1919. Interest in molecular structure and nature of the chemical bond since 1919. Experimented on the orientation of iron atoms by a magnetic field in 1921. Experimented on the orientation of iron atoms by a magnetic field in 1921. Began experimental determination of the structures of crystals with Professor Dickinson and started theoretical work on the nature of the chemical bond in 1922. Began experimental determination of the structures of crystals with Professor Dickinson and started theoretical work on the nature of the chemical bond in 1922. Application of quantum mechanics to physical and chemical problems. Application of quantum mechanics to physical and chemical problems. Structure of metals and intermetallic compounds. Structure of metals and intermetallic compounds. Experimental determination of the structure of gas molecules. Experimental determination of the structure of gas molecules. Structure of proteins. Structure of proteins. Structure of antibodies and nature of serological reactions. Structure of antibodies and nature of serological reactions. Structure and properties of hemoglobin and related substances. Structure and properties of hemoglobin and related substances. Abnormal hemoglobin molecules. Abnormal hemoglobin molecules. Molecular theory of general anesthesia. Molecular theory of general anesthesia. An instrument for determining the partial pressure of oxygen in a gas. An instrument for determining the partial pressure of oxygen in a gas.

6. Awards and Accomplishments Research Associate in 1925. Research Associate in 1925. National Research Fellow in Chemistry from 1925-1926. National Research Fellow in Chemistry from 1925-1926. Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation from 1926-1927. Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation from 1926-1927. Assistant Professor of Chemistry from 1927-1929. Assistant Professor of Chemistry from 1927-1929. Associate Professor from 1929-1931. Associate Professor from 1929-1931. Professor in 1931. Professor in 1931. First recipient of American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry (Langmuir Prize). First recipient of American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry (Langmuir Prize). Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Director of the Gates and Crellin laboratories of Chemistry from 1936-1958. Director of the Gates and Crellin laboratories of Chemistry from 1936-1958. Nobel Peace Prize in 1963. Nobel Peace Prize in 1963. Member of numerous professional societies in U.S.A., many European countries, India, Japan, and Chile. Member of numerous professional societies in U.S.A., many European countries, India, Japan, and Chile. Rationalist of the Year in 1960. Rationalist of the Year in 1960. Humanist of the Year in 1961. Humanist of the Year in 1961. Wrote The Nature of the Chemical Bond, and the Structure of Molecules and Crystals, General Chemistry, and No More War! Wrote The Nature of the Chemical Bond, and the Structure of Molecules and Crystals, General Chemistry, and No More War!

7. Bibliography Sherrow, Victoria. Great Scientists. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992. Sherrow, Victoria. Great Scientists. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992. Nobelprize.org. 1964. Nobel Lectures. 10, Apr. 2009. Nobelprize.org. 1964. Nobel Lectures. 10, Apr. 2009. Answers.com. 11 Apr. 2009. Answers.com. 11 Apr. 2009.

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