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Birth and Parents
Linus Carl Pauling is born in Portland, Oregon. He is the first child his parents had. His mother's name is Lucy Isabelle. His father's name is Herman Henry William Pauling.Lucy is from Oregon and his father is from Missouri. -
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Linus Pauling's Life
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Linus' sister is born.
In 1902, Pauline Darling Pauling is born in Portland. -
Another Birth, Another Sister
Frances Lucile Pauling is born in Oswego. -
His Grandfather's Death
Linus' grandfather dies in Sellwood of valvulus heart disease. -
His Father's Death
Linus' father died of a stomach ulcer. -
Working
His college sends him a letter for him to start workiing as an assistant for a teacher. -
In Love
While Linus was teaching, he fell in love with a woman named Ava Helen Miller and they begin dating. -
Wish to Marry
Linus and Ava have a wish to marry but their parents don't agree. -
Marriage
Linus goes back to Oregon to marry Ava. -
New Baby
Linus and Ava have their first baby, Linus Pauling Jr. -
PH.D
He recieves a PHD. degree in physical chemistry and mathematical physics. -
Another Death
Linus’s mother dies in a hospital in Salem, Oregon. He doesn't receive news about it until the end of July from his sister. -
An Award
He is awarded his renewal for Guggenheim Fellowship. -
Electronegativity
He introduced the concept of electronegativity. -
World War II
During World War II, he did not work on any military projects and refused to work in the "Manhattan Project,"a research an development project that will produce the first atomic bomb. -
Member of the Emergency Comittee of Atomic Scientists
He became a member of the Emergency Comittee of atomic Scientists, an organisation that warned the public of the hazards associated with the development of nuclear weapons. -
University Awards
Linus receives an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Oxford University and receives an honorary degree from the University of Paris. -
Important Manuscript
In his fiftieth birthday, Pauling wrote "The Structure of Proteins: Two Hydrogen-Bonded Helical Configurations of the Polypeptide Chain," -
Important Documents
Linus gives an account of both the alpha and the gamma helix and he reveals about the structure of collagen and hemoglobin. This is reckognized all over the world. -
Nobel Prize
He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. -
More Prizes
Pauling receives the Amadeo Avogadro Medal in Rome. -
Baby Tooth Survey
He participated in the"Baby Tooth Survey", that demonstrated the dangers of above-ground nuclear testing . The same year, along with his wife he presented the United Nations a petition signed by 11000 scientists to end nuclear weapon testing. -
NO to the VIETNAM WAR
He opposed America's involvement in the Vietnam War, for this cause he made many public speeches and signed protest letters and petitions. -
Peace Prize
Pauling wins a Nobel Peace Prize. -
Vitamin C
His book titled ‘Vitamin C and the Common Cold’ was published. The book was about the benefits of the intake of Vitamin C in big doses to prevent different kind of diseases. -
International Lenin Peace Prize
He was awarded the International Lenin Peace Price. -
Peace Activist
He continued to work as a peace activist and in 1974, co-founded the ‘International League of Humanists’, an organisation with the primary objective of promoting peace and human rights. -
How to Live Longer and Feel Better
He authored another edition on the health benefits of vitamin C titled, ‘How to live longer and Feel Better’. The book advocated the intake of high dosages of Vitamin C. -
American Chemical Society Award
Linus receives the American Chemical Society Award in Chemical Education. -
Death
Linus Pauling dies.