Linus Pauling

 Pauling started his career by attaining a B.Sc in chemical engineering in Oregon, which eventually led him to the California Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in chemistry and minors in physics and math. His interest lay in the nature of chemical bonding. This led to an experiment to determine the orientation of iron atoms in a magnetic field; etching on a layer of iron and examining the figure. A year later, he began to try and determine the structure of crystals and the nature of chemical bonding. Pauling wrote many papers and even a few books on chemical bonding and the structure of crystals, many about the methods used; diffraction of X-ray, application of quantum mechanics in problems (momentum distribution, rotational motion, Van der Waals forces), metallic structures, the theory of ferromagnetism, experiments with gas molecules and diffraction, proteins, antibodies, and serological reactions, and the molecular theory of general anesthesia. In 1951, he published an important component of proteins known as the alpha-helix structure. In my opinion the various methods and theories he uses really tell the story of his education.  Pauling worked alongside Bohr, Shrodinger, and Sommerfield. In 1931, he was the first to receive the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry, and in 1963 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his famous Hiroshima appeal against atomic and hydrogen bombs.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2021, from https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1954/pauling/biographical/

   The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2021, from                   https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1954/pauling/facts/