Linus Pauling is the only man to win two unshared Nobel Prizes--in two unrelated category. Awarded the Prize in Chemistry in 1954, he also won the Peace Prize in 1962. Pauling made huge contributions ...

Every year, the Oregon-born scientist and humanitarian is honored on his birthday at his alma mater, Oregon State University. Pauling, considered the father of molecular biology, is best ...

The self-taught chemist. Linus Pauling's lifelong fascination with chemistry was ignited during childhood by a friend's chemistry set. He was born on February 28, 1901, in Portland, Oregon ...

A longtime friend and colleague of Pauling's, Davidson recalls the days when he was a junior member of Caltech's faculty and teaching assistant to Pauling for a beginner-level chemistry course. "I ...

The idea originally came from Nobel prize-winning chemist Linus Pauling in the 1970s. Pauling reported that there was ‘strong evidence’ that vitamin C decreased the incidence of colds.

Linus Pauling is the only man to win two unshared Nobel Prizes--in two unrelated category. Awarded the Prize in Chemistry in 1954, he also won the Peace Prize in 1962. Pauling made huge contributions ...