Paul John Flory:
Paul John Flory was an American physical chemist and Nobel laureate.
Birth:
June 19, 1910 in Sterling, Illinois
Death:
September 9, 1985 in Big Sur, California
Claim to Fame:
Flory was an American physical chemists who was a pioneer in the chemistry of polymers and macromolecules. He investigated the kinetics of polymer reactions in solutions and wrote the standard textbook on polymer chemistry, Principles of Polymer Chemistry. He was awarded the 1974 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in honor of his theoretical and experimental achievements in polymer and macromolecular chemistry.
