Linus Pauling
In 1901 a future great scientists was born in Portland, Oregon. Pauling's father died in 1911 leaving the family with very little money. After high school Pauling entered Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis, which later became Oregon State University. He graduated in 1922 in chemical engineering. During college, he worked as a full-time assistant in researching quantum physics. Pauling became the only man ever to earn two Noble Prizes unshared. In 1954, he earned a Noble Laureate in Chemistry for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to t…
