Linus Pauling
Born on 28 February, 1901.
Recipient of Nobel Prize for Chemistry, 1954; Nobel Peace Prize for 1962; International Lenin Peace Prize, 1971; et al.
Author of:
"Nature of the Chemical Bond", 1938.
Important Contributions:
Investigation of the Nature of the Chemical Bond and its Application to the Elucidation of the Structure of Complex Substances; Study of Sickle Gell Anemia and Other Molecular Diseases; The Molecular Basis of Mental Disease; Orthomolecular Medicine.
An obituary can be found at
http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/pauling-linus.pdf.