Oregon State University
Osu: Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers
More than 500,000 items of Linus and Ava Pauling from their personal and scientific papers, as well as correspondence.
American Chemical Society
The Pharmaceutical Century: The 1950s
This extensive review of the advances in medical research and technology in the 1950s credits the Cold War and Cold War thinking with promoting scientific research and government funding of that research, including medical issues. Find...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Linus C. Pauling, ph.d.
A biography of Linus Pauling, winner of Nobel Prizes for Chemistry (1954) and Peace (1962). He spoke out against the use of nuclear weapons when it was an unpopular cause, and spent his life informing the public about a range of health...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1962
Read about Linus Carl Pauling, the winner of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Other Resources," and "The Nobel Chemistry Prize 1954."
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1957: Linus Carl Pauling
Read about Lester Bowles Pearson (1897-1972 CE), the 1957 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. This website includes both primary and secondary resources and a "Selected Bibliography," for further research and reading.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954
Read about Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), the recipient of two Nobel Prizes, and his research into the nature of the chemical bond which earned him recognition in the world of chemistry.
Texas A&M University
Cells Are Us: Story Time: Linus Pauling
Read about the early life of Linus Pauling and how his interest in science as a boy led to his career as a scientist.
Texas A&M University
Story Time: Discover Scientists' Biographies
Read very accessible biographies of thirteen scientists in many fields including medicine, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, physiology, marine biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and natural selection. Emphasis is on the scientists'...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Crick, Watson, and Franklin
This article describes the race to unlock the mystery of life by determining the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. The discovery of DNA and its structure is an example of collective learning.
Oregon State University
Oregon State: Linus Pauling a Centenary Exhibit
The life and work of the biochemist, peace activist, and proponent of Vitamin C's benefits, Linus Pauling, is put on display at this museum-quality site.
University of California
University of California Television: Conversations With History: Linus Pauling
A televised interview with Linus Pauling, from 1983, focusing on Pauling's efforts for world peace and the roles that scientists can play in the peace process. 59 minutes,
Other
Women's International Center: Linus Pauling
This site provides a biography of Linus Pauling. He was the only man to have won two unshared Nobel prizes. Includes several videos.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Linus Pauling (1901 1994)
This Access Excellence site provides a general biography of Linus Pauling, the two-time Nobel laureate who the elucidated chemical bonding, amino acid and protein structures, and the molecular basis of sickle-cell anemia.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Linus Pauling
This biography will give you information about the life and important scientific discoveries made by Linus Pauling. His discoveries led him to be rewarded the Nobel Prize twice.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Linus Pauling Biographical
The Nobel Foundation provides a biography and image of Linus Pauling, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Other
Institut Fur Chemi: Linus Pauling (German and English)
This is a brief biography of Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.
McMaster University
Mc Master University: Electronegativity
This site is provided for by the McMaster University. Slides 34-36 in this presentation define electronegativity and relate it to bond polarity.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Linus Pauling
This is a brief biography of Linus Pauling, the famous American chemist and two time Nobel Prize winner.
Curated OER
Linus Pauling Image
Read about the early life of Linus Pauling and how his interest in science as a boy led to his career as a scientist.
Curated OER
Linus Pauling, Photograph by Yousuf Karsh.
Encyclopaedia Britannica offers a brief biography of Linus Pauling, the famous American chemist and two time Nobel Prize winner.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Linus Pauling (1901 1994)
A portrait of Linus Pauling from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.