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• A Master of Many Fields

  

  Linus and Ava Helen Pauling, Oxford, 1948.[The serological properties of simple substances – part 4 of 6]By the Spring of 1946, having published no fewer than... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• A Period of Rapid Advancement in Pauling’s Immunological Work

  

  Dan Campbell and Linus Pauling in a Caltech laboratory, 1943.[Part 3 of 6 in a series investigating Pauling’s work on the serological properties of simple... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Analyzing Precipitation Reactions Between Simple Substances

  

  Linus Pauling, 1942[Part 2 of 6 in a series investigating Pauling’s work on the serological properties of simple substances.]The first four papers published by... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Serological Properties of Simple Substances

  

  Linus Pauling, 1935[Part 1 of 6]Today, Linus Pauling is most commonly known for unraveling the chemical bond, working for peace, and promoting vitamin C. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s Final Libel Suits

  

  Editorial cartoon published by the Anti-Communist League of York County.Linus Pauling’s tendency toward litigation during the 1960s has been well-documented on... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Challenge of Scientific Discovery

  

  Linus Pauling, 1967Fifty years ago, Linus Pauling found himself in a typically busy mode of life. The year 1967 started in Honolulu, Hawaii, where the... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• A Lifelong Quest for Peace

  

  Pauling and Ikeda at Soka University in Los Angeles, 1987[Part 2 of 2 in a series on Pauling’s interactions with Daisaku Ikeda. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling and Ikeda

  

  Daisaku Ikeda, 2010[Part 1 of 2]“If the people are not misled by false statements by politicians and authorities, they will recognize the need for world peace... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Dinner in Camelot: What an Evening 55 Years Ago Tells Us Today

  

  Science News Letter, May 12, 1962[Ed Note: Today we are pleased to publish this guest post authored by Joseph A. Esposito, who served in three presidential... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling, Zuckerkandl and the Molecular Clock

  

  Dr. Emile Zuckerkandl, 1986.In 1963, a year after first publishing their ideas on the study of molecules as indicators of evolutionary patterns, Emile... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Molecules as Documents of Evolutionary History

  

  Linus Pauling and Emile Zuckerkandl, 1986.[Part 1 of 2]“Of all natural systems, living matter is the one which, in the face of great transformations, preserves... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Remembering Richard Marsh

  

  Richard Marsh, 1960. Credit: Caltech Archives.At the beginning of this year, on Tuesday, January 3rd, the highly accomplished crystallographer Richard E. Marsh... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• John Kendrew (1917-1997)

  

  John Kendrew building a model of myoglobin. Credit: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.[Ed Note: Today we remember Sir John Kendrew, who would have turned... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Continuing Objections to the Persian Gulf War

  

  Linus Pauling with the Dalai Lama at a meeting of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, April 6, 1991.[Part 2 of 2]By spring 1991, Linus... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The First Gulf War: Pauling Speaks Out

  

  [Part 1 of 2]Sparked by Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, and his subsequent refusal to comply with a U.S. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Pauling Blog Turns Nine

  

  This week marks the ninth anniversary of the founding of the Pauling Blog, a project that, as we’re fond of pointing out, was created to help publicize the... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s Birthday as a Media Event

  

  Los Angeles Mirror, March 1, 1961.In addition to Albert Einstein and perhaps a small handful of others, Linus Pauling stands today as among the most famous of... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Vitamin C and Heart Disease: An Open Question

  

  A note on LDL cholesterol and Lipoprotein (a) written by Pauling on his office chalkboard.[An analysis of Linus Pauling’s research on vitamin C and heart... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Unified Theory of Human Cardiovascular Disease

  

  [An examination of Pauling’s research on vitamin C and heart disease, part 3 of 4.]In early 1991, Dr. Howard Bachrach of Southold, New York informed Linus... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling, Rath, and Lipoprotein(a)

  

  [An examination of Pauling’s research on vitamin C and heart disease. Part 2 of 4.]In 1989, a young medical doctor by the name of Matthias Rath began working... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 HISTORY, SCIENCE