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 ...

He died in 1994, at age 93, at his ranch in California. Each year on his birthday, Feb. 28, Oregon State celebrates with its Linus Pauling Day open house and social. Visitors to the university’s ...