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• Pauling, the State Department, and the Right to Travel

  

  [Ed Note: We conclude our posting schedule for 2019 with this look at a controversy from sixty-two years ago. See you again in January! Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling and Sakharov

  

  [Part 2 of 2]Linus Pauling’s relationship with the scientist and peace activist Andrei Sakharov – a kindred spirit whom he never met – began in unusual fashion. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Andrei Sakharov: An Overview

  

  [Part 1 of 2]Esteemed scientist, subject to ridicule in his home country, becomes outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons testing and wins Nobel Peace Prize with... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Joseph Priestley Medal

  

  On August 30, 1983, almost exactly 250 years after the birth of famous chemist Joseph Priestley, Linus Pauling was offered the most prestigious award granted... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling and Priestley

  

  Joseph Priestley[Ed Note: This is the 750th post published by the Pauling Blog since its creation in March 2008.]Joseph Priestley was born in Yorkshire,... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Lawrence Brockway, 1907-1979

  

  “Dr. Brockway is the most able, prolific, energetic, and promising young man with whom I have ever been associated.” – Linus Pauling. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s Year as ACS President: A Busy Conclusion

  

  Pauling seated with Wilbur Miller and Gene McGuane for a radio broadcast sponsored by the Western Connecticut section of the American Chemical Society, 1949[Par... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s Year as ACS President: Presidential Duties

  

  [Part 3 of 4.]Although Linus Pauling’s political activities were a source of irritation to many in the American Chemical Society, they did not seem to diminish... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s Year as ACS President: Struggles Early On

  

  [An examination of Linus Pauling’s year as president of the American Chemical Society. This is part 2 of 4.]Having weathered the Henry Wallace controversy,... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s Tumultuous Year as President of the American Chemical Society

  

  [An analysis of Linus Pauling’s tenure as President of the ACS, published on the fifty-year anniversary of his holding the office. This is part 1 of 4. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s OAC, 1919-1920: Social Life

  

  “Feminine Section Intrafraternity Smoker,” 1919-1920. Linus Pauling is seated at front, far right.[The third and final installment of our look at Linus Pauling’... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s OAC, 1919-1920: The Campus Scene

  

  A view of the OAC campus looking east toward Corvallis, circa 1920. At right is Science Hall, where Linus Pauling taught chemistry as an 18-year old instructor. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s OAC, 1919-1920: The Boy Professor

  

  Paul Emmett and Linus Pauling, circa 1919[Ed Note: Next week, school begins anew here at Oregon State University. And as has become tradition at around this... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Lenin Peace Prize: Aftermath

  

  Wire article published in the New York Daily News, April 17, 1970[Part 2 of 2]In June 1970, Linus Pauling accepted the International Lenin Peace Prize for... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s Receipt of the Lenin Peace Prize

  

  Dmitry Skobeltsyn, Linus Pauling, Marilla [?] and Ava Helen Pauling, Lenin Prize ceremonies, June 15, 1970 [Part 1 of 2]“Now is the time for us to change from... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Remembering Linus Pauling: The Biographers

  

  A little more than six months after Linus Pauling died, a remarkable gathering took place at Oregon State University. A conference titled “The Life and Work of... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Remembering Linus Pauling: A Personal Reflection

  

  Stephen Lawson and Linus Pauling celebrating at Pauling’s 90th birthday party, 1991By Stephen LawsonAugust 19th 1994. Linus Pauling had been ensconced at his... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Remembering Linus Pauling: The Obituaries

  

  Linus Pauling, 1988. Image credit: Albert DadianThe Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers at Oregon State University Libraries include more than 3,000 newspaper... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Remembering Linus Pauling: Twenty-Five Years Later

  

  At 7:20 PM on August 19, 1994, Linus Pauling passed away, a victim of rectal and prostate cancer. Twenty-five years later, the Pauling Blog will be devoting... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Roebling Medal

  

  The Washington A. Roebling Medal, presented to Linus Pauling in 1967“I remember that when my wife and I visited Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene a number of... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2019 HISTORY, SCIENCE