Linus Pauling and the chemistry of life
By: Tom Hager.
Series: Oxford portraits in science
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: Pauling, Linus, 1901- -- Juvenile literature.; Pauling, Linus, 1901-; Biochemists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Chemists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Chemists.; Nobel prizes -- Biography.
Other titles: Linus Pauling
Description: Profiles the Nobel Prize-winning chemist who described the nature of chemical bonds, made important discoveries in the fields of quantum mechanics, immunology, and evolution, and used his scientific fame to help advance political causes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-140) and index.