A scientist to admire

Linus Carl Pauling (February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator, he was one of the founders of the fields of quantum chemistry and molecular biology. Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954. In 1962, for his peace activism, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This makes him the only person to be awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes. Pauling has been listed among the 20 greatest scientists of all time. His discoveries led to decisive contributions in a diverse array of areas including quantum mechanics, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, protein structure, molecular biology, and medicine. But also he began to circulate a petition among scientists to stop nuclear testing on January 15, 1958, Pauling and his wife presented a petition to United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld calling for an end to the testing of nuclear weapons. It was signed by 11,021 scientists representing fifty countries.

I admire Linus Pauling because he was able to combine science and humanity, creating greats discoveries in a long list of diverses themes and fighting also for an safer and more trustworthy world without nuclear weapons that could create a big damage both to the humanity and the planet we live on.