| Title | : | Linus Pauling: And the Chemistry of Life (Oxford Portraits in Science) |
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| ISBN | : | 0195108531 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780195108538 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 |
| Publication | : | First published March 12, 1998 |
Oxford Portraits in Science is an on-going series of scientific biographies for young adults. Written by top scholars and writers, each biography examines the personality of its subject as well as the thought process leading to his or her discoveries. These illustrated biographies combine accessible technical information with compelling personal stories to portray the scientists whose work has shaped our understanding of the natural world.
Linus Pauling: And the Chemistry of Life (Oxford Portraits in Science) Reviews
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This book is probably the best biography of Linus Pauling. I opened the book a very late time at night and I just couldn't stop reading it until I finished and I wish it had not finished. Such an amazing storytelling. I knew a lot about his life even before reading the book, but I still learned a lot. I knew he had trouble with government but I did not know that FBI investigated him for 24 years and some of the funding agencies cut his research funding. He had really hard time finding a place to work! What a shame. How unfair!
There is no other chemist that revolutionized chemistry and medicine as much as he did. He was a true genius and it's a shame that for decades he was alienated by his colleagues and his government.
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The author has written and co-authored multiple titles on Linus Pauling. The first published in 1995 “Linus Pauling: A Force of. Nature” is the most substantive treatment of the subject to date. The title is derived and adapted from that work. Linus Paulings’s science is covered as a slimmed down version from the biography mentioned above. Some of the controversies scientific and political are not as well explained as was possible with the longer work. As it stands there doesn’t seem enough science left in this book to be able to use it in a school chemistry class. And there’s a bit too much to use it in social studies. But worth a try in either case. Though it is now a bit dated having been published in 1998, it’s near the top of my list of the half dozen or so “young adult reader” biographies of Pauling published between 1988 and 2004
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Great read of the story of a giant and good man
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Linus Pauling is the only Nobel prize winner to win two prizes by himself. A remarkable man, a great scientist, and a greater chemist, he pioneered the entire protein chemistry field by learning how he could break down the protein without destroying the molecule.
As with most extremely professional pioneers, Linus was sometimes accused of neglecting time with his family in order to pursue his scientific interests. -
Linus Pauling is a fascinating person - definitely a character. It scientists often are. :)
