Linus Pauling, the only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes, is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant scientists and most controversial individuals of the twentieth century. A prodigy who became the youngest person elected to the National Academy of Sciences, Pauling was known for being outspoken and for leaping over scientific boundaries -- from physics to chemistry to biology to medical research. He wrote The Nature of the Chemical Bond, one of the most cited sources in scientific history, and won the Nobel ...
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Linus Pauling, the only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes, is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant scientists and most controversial individuals of the twentieth century. A prodigy who became the youngest person elected to the National Academy of Sciences, Pauling was known for being outspoken and for leaping over scientific boundaries -- from physics to chemistry to biology to medical research. He wrote The Nature of the Chemical Bond, one of the most cited sources in scientific history, and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954. He risked his reputation during the McCarthy years as a vocal opponent of Cold War policies and nuclear proliferation. As a result, he was vilified by the press, investigated by the FBI, and awarded the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. Pauling's larger-than-life personality was marked by what appear to be contradictions. Some observers found Pauling arrogant; many others loved him for his humor, humanity, and warmth. Observers likened him to the Pope, to a fascist, a wizard, and a king. He was a write-in candidate for governor of California. He was listed among the twenty greatest scientists of all time. He was listed as a subversive. He was called a threat. He was a complex individual. To mark the 100th anniversary of Linus Pauling's birth in February 2001, two experts on his life and legacy have created this remarkable volume. Included is a wide variety of original material by Pauling -- much of it never before published -- as well as contributions from his contemporaries and students, and dozens of illustrations selected from the official Pauling Papers, including photographs, drawings, and reproductions of original manuscripts andtypescripts. The resulting volume forms a mosaic portrait of a phenomenal man and his singular achievements.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall Inscibed by editor, Tom Hager. A beautiful copy showing only faint shelf wear. DJ in mylar cover; faintest rubbing, very light creasing at spine ends.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 26 x 18.5 cm. Royal octavo. 272pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Loosely affixed to the half-title page is a book plate signed by and inscribed to Marie Gowder by Linus Pauling as well as by frequent collaborator Ewan Cameron. This bookplate is usually found in copies of the work they co-authored "Cancer and Vitamin C". In that work they evangelized mega doses of Vitamin C as a cure-all, despite lack of laboratory evidence. "Linus Pauling, the sole individual to win two unshared Nobel Prizes, for chemistry and peace, is widely recognized as one of the most brillant scientists and most controversial individuals of the twentieth century." "He wrote The Nature of the Chemical Bond, one of the most cited sources in scientific history"
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