Description: Linus Carl Pauling FRS (/ˈpɔːlɪŋ/ PAW-ling; February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) was an American chemist, biochemist, chemical engineer, peace activist, author, and educator. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics. New Scientist called him one of the 20 greatest scientists of all time. For his scientific work, Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954. For his peace activism, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962. He is one of five people to have won more than one Nobel Prize (the others being Marie Curie, John Bardeen, Frederick Sanger, and Karl Barry Sharpless). Of these, he is the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes, and one of two people to be awarded Nobel Prizes in different fields, the other being Marie Curie. Thank you for visiting our store! These are items from a family members personal collection who has been a hobbyist for over 60 years. Most items have not seen the light of day in over 30 years. Please consider following our store if you have interest in the following collectibles: NASA, postal history, first day covers, coins, flight and aviation, vintage books, comic books, original artwork, science-fiction, country western and vintage Hollywood. We will be adding new items weekly including no reserve auctions.
Price: 79.99 USD
Location: Candler, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-10-13T18:44:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8.99 USD
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Industry: Science, Inventor
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