Linus Pauling

Pioneered quantum chemistry and chemical bond hybridization theory.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes (Chemistry 1954, Peace 1962).
• Introduced the electronegativity scale that still bears his name.
• His 1939 book The Nature of the Chemical Bond shaped modern structural chemistry.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: 1901 – 1994