Linus Pauling

Quick Facts

Full Name	Linus Pauling
Occupation	Chemist
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1901(1901-02-28)
Age	123
Date Of Death	1994-08-19
Birthplace	Portland
Country	United States
Birth City	Oregon
Horoscope	Aquarius

Linus Pauling Biography

Linus Pauling is one of the most popular and richest Chemist who was born on February 28, 1901 in Portland, Oregon, United States. American biochemist, chemist and peace activist. He was also an educator, author, and educator. He is one of only four people to have won two Noble Prizes. One for Chemistry in 1954, and one for peace activism in 1962.

Another famous Nobel Prize-winning scientist was Daniel Dovet. was another famous Nobel Prize-winning scientist.

In 1923, he married Ava Helen Miller; they had three sons (and one daughter) together.

Linus Pauling Net Worth

Linus Pauling is one of the richest Chemist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Linus Pauling 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Between the early death of his father and the failure of his business, he was constantly in financial trouble.

He turned down a position on Manhattan Project, and in 1946 he joined Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists. It was chaired He declined a position on the Manhattan Project and in 1946, he joined the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, chaired by Albert Einstein, which sought to warn the public of the dangers of nuclear weapons.. This committee sought to warn the public about the dangers of nuclear weapons.

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Facts & Trivia

Linus Ranked on the list of most popular Chemist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Linus Pauling celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.

What was Linus Pauling most famous for?

Pauling is probably best known for working out the nature of the chemical bond , yet he also discovered (among many other accomplishments) the cause of sickle cell anemia, developed an accurate oxygen meter for submarines, helped create synthetic plasma, and determined the structure of proteins. The activism.

What did Linus Pauling discover about DNA?

Linus Pauling is known as the “Father of Molecular Biology”. In the 1950s he discovered the spiral structure of proteins by using X-ray crystallography. Pauling’s discovery of protein helical structure lead to the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure in 1953.

Was Linus Pauling correct about vitamin C?

In 1970 Linus Pauling claimed that vitamin C prevents and alleviates the episodes of the common cold. Pauling was correct in concluding from trials published up till then , that in general vitamin C does have biological effects on the common cold, but he was rather over-optimistic as regards the size of benefit.

What did Linus Pauling do to win the Nobel Prize?

By the 1950s Linus Pauling was certainly the premier structural chemist and probably the premier chemist of his time. His work was capped by the Nobel Prize, awarded in 1954 “for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the eludication of the structure of complex substances.”

Who has refused a Nobel Prize?

The 59-year-old author Jean-Paul Sartre declined the Nobel Prize in Literature, which he was awarded in October 1964. He said he always refused official distinctions and did not want to be “institutionalised”.