PAULING, LINUS

born Feb. 28, 1901, Portland, Ore., U.S. died Aug. 19, 1994, Big Sur, Calif. Linus Pauling, photograph by Yousuf Karsh. in full Linus Carl Pauling American chemist who applied quantum mechanics to the study of molecular structures, particularly in connection with chemical bonding. Pauling received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1954 and the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1962 (the latter in recognition of his efforts on behalf of the international control of nuclear weapons and his campaigns against nuclear testing). Additional reading Barbara Marinacci (ed.), Linus Pauling in His Own Words (1995), is a selection of his writings and interviews on various topics. Biographies include Anthony Serafini, Linus Pauling: A Man and His Science (1989); Ted Goertzel and Ben Goertzel, Linus Pauling: A Life in Science and Politics (1995); and Thomas Hager, Linus Pauling (1995).