In this analytic research paper, the famous Nobel Prize Winner, Linus Pauling, will be the center of attention through the exploration of several aspects in his life. The prelude of this paper will be a brief historical perspective of Pauling’s upbringing, schooling, and academia. Proceeding is an overview of key individuals who impacted Pauling’s life and journey to his achievements. After seeing the individuals who impacted Pauling; his individual awards and Nobel Prize achievements will be analyzed and showcase their importance towards society. Once we establish his achievements the focus will transfer to certain aspects of contributions Pauling made towards Chemistry and other sciences. Concluding this analytic paper will be any additional …show more content…
His father was a pharmaceutical salesman and was the first individual to notice his extraordinary intellectual ability. From an early age Pauling was fascinated with mathematics and how the world worked. After discovering Pauling’s intellect his father attempted to get advice from the community through a newspaper article but shortly died in June 1910 when he was only 9 years old. At age 15, Pauling had enough credits to be accepted into Oregon State Agricultural College in Corvallis. Sadly, his high school refused to award him his diploma due to the incompletion of 2 civic credits. Although he was not awarded his diploma he went into college with a strong mindset. Once in college he had to pay his way through on his own. With this setback his mother hoped Pauling would abandon his college plans. Halfway through his education at Oregon State he almost left to return home to assist his sick mother. The college lecturers knew he had strong potential, therefore, they made him an assistant chemistry instructor at the age of 18. After obtaining this job his mother died shortly after. Although Pauling had several setbacks throughout his educational years. In 1922, he obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Oregon State then transferred to the graduate school, California Institute of …show more content…
The reason for the achievement of the Nobel Prize was “for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances” (The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954. (n.d.)). To achieve the explanation of molecular structure and chemical bonding he used theoretical physics, notably quantum theory and quantum mechanics. Before receiving the Nobel Prize Pauling received other awards, one included is the Guggenheim Fellowship mentioned before that provided the framework for his future theories regarding molecular structure and correlation with chemical properties and function. Then in 1931 he was the first recipient of the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry. Although he received these awards before his Nobel Prize, he did get one after in 1962, the Nobel Peace Prize, making him one person to receive two Nobel awards. Ironically after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize his high school decided to finally award him his high school diploma in
Primo Levi’s personal relationship to his profession as a chemist shows that philosophically and psychologically, he is deeply invested in it. His book THe PeriOdic TaBLe shows that his methodology cannot be classified as either purely objective or purely subjective. He fits into the definition of dynamic objectivity given by Evelyn Fox Keller in her book Reflections on Gender and Science.
The. There, he chose mining engineering as his major. graduated from the college two years later. After graduation he returned to Cleveland and became a chemist. He made very little money.
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He finished his doctorate, started concentrating on identity. It is said that he was the first teacher to instruct a school level course on identity hypothesis, a course that today is required by about all undergrad brain science majors.
...nto the new world of medicine. The basic function of a cell has gained a new function which can provide a pathway of exploring ideas and concepts relating to the mutation of cells. If we are able to determine the specific time and place a cell is transported then, we can surely mutate the cell to prevent the spread of terminal diseases. The Nobel Prize winners truly deserve this prestigious award. After decades of intensive, tedious and tiresome studying they were able to uncover a mystery of the human body which now opens many doors to new studies that would be beneficial to society.
In Pauling’s own words he was “…a physicist with an interest in chemistry. [His] scientific work, however, has not been restricted to chemistry and physics, but has extended over X-ray crystallography, mineralogy, biochemistry, nuclear science, genetics, and molecular biology; also nutrition and various aspects of research in medicine, such as serology, immunology, and psychiatry” (Marinacci Ed., 1995, p. 26). Pauling received two Nobel Prizes acknowledging his contributions, one in Chemistry in 1954 and one for Peace in 1962.
This chemistry book report is focus on a book called “Napoleon's buttons: How 17 molecules changed history” by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson. The publisher of this book is Tarcher Putnam, the book was published in Canada on 2003 with 17 chapters (hey the number match the title of the book!) and a total of 378 pages. The genre of this book is nonfiction. “Napoleon's Buttons” contain a fascinating story of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly changed the course of history and continuing affect the world we live in today. It also reveal the astonishing chemical connection among some unrelated events, for example: Chemistry caused New Amsterdamers to be renamed New Yorkers and one little accident of detonating cotton apron in a minor housekeeping mishap lead to the development of modern explosives and the founding of the movie industry.
Before Paul started his career as a neurosurgeon, he was extremely passionate about literature and was determined to become a writer. At a young age, his parents inspired him to develop his interest in literature. After graduating from high
He also became an excellent reader and was soon reading long reference books and encyclopedias. Eventually, he became uninterested in his life because school was too easy for him. At the age of thirteen, his parents enrolled him in Lakeside school in Seattle (Bill. Biography). Bio.com calls Lakeside School “An Exclusive Preparatory School (Bill.... ... middle of paper ... ...
The purpose of writing this essay is to give an idea how these two respected CEOs of multinational companies has changed the world. Technology is booming nowadays, even the minor things that we can do manually are done using technology. Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple computer and Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has changed the world. These two leaders are best known for their innovations which has taken our world to the next level. Steve and Bill has got something in common. Surprisingly, both of these CEO had never graduated from college, but they are known to be the world most successful leaders and they both work in the same kind of company (Lashinsky, 2013). Nevertheless, their leadership styles differs (Peralta,2011). The way they treat the employees at the workplace is in contrast.
Nash earned a full scholarship to the Carnegie Institute of Technology. After starting his college career with a major in chemical engineering, he later switched to chemistry and eventually mathematics. He later graduated with a bachelor of science in mathematics and a master of science in mathematics in 1948. After graduation he started his graduate studies at Princeton University.
The Photoelectric Effect, which won the Nobel Prize in 1921, helped scientists develop many new inventions, such as solar cells and telecommunication networks. According to the Nobel Prize website Einstein is the most popular Physics Nobel Laureate in the world. He became famous due to his discovery of the two revolutionary Theories of Relativity. When Einstein won the Nobel Prize, it made him even more known to the general population. Einstein’s work still today inspires scientists and his work is often the foundation for many inventions and discoveries. Einstein’s work helped improve ways of displaying light and also research in Nuclear Physics. There is much more to explore about the emission of neutrons and electrons. For example, atoms are made up of quarks, but it is debatable if these quarks are made up of something even smaller. Otherwise, the structure of quarks and how they behave requires further research. This connects with Einstein, because he was one of the founders of the Quantum Physics. M. Ley, the author of this report, will aim to do more research on Quantum Physics and the field’s connection with Albert Einstein’s work. Albert Einstein has also created more than two Theories, so the author wants to investigate and understand some of Einstein’s other less famous, but still important theories. Albert Einstein is a good example for the impact for the 113 year old tradition of the Nobel Prize, which still has a huge influence on our lives
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Of all the scientists to emerge from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there is one whose name is known by almost all living people. While most of these do not understand this mans work, everyone knows that his impact on the world is astonishing.