LINUS PAULING

Linus Pauling (1901–1994) was one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century. He received two unshared Nobel Prizes. The first was in Chemistry "for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances". The second was a Nobel Peace Prize for 1962, in 1963. There was a brief interview with Linus Pauling in the first volume of the Candid Science series.¹ The narrative below is based on the video recording by Clarence and Jane Larson with Linus Pauling in 1984. We appreciate Dr. Zelek Herman's assistance in checking some facts and collecting some of the illustrations for this entry. Dr. Herman of Stanford, California, was a long-time associate of Linus Pauling.