Linus Carl Pauling:
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist and two time Nobel laureate.
Birth:
February 28, 1901 in Portland, Oregon
Death:
August 19, 1994 in Big Sur, California
Claim to Fame:
Pauling was an American chemist who was one of the pioneers of quantum chemistry and mechanics. His research into chemical bonding earned him the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He introduced the concept of electronegativity, or the ability of an atom to attract electrons to form bonds. After World War II, he became an outspoken critic of atomic weapons and the effects of fallout. His efforts to eliminate above ground atomic testing earned him the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize.
