Linus Pauling - A Life In Science And Politics (Paperback, New ed)

Linus Pauling's life was rich with accomplishment and controversy. His work on the nature of the chemical bond spawned the modern field of chemistry, and won him his first Nobel Prize. He nearly eclipsed Crick's and Watson's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, but was denied a visa necessary for his research. As a result, he published an erroneous and reactionary theory that forever sullied his scientific reputation. He was considered a threat to national security because of his writings and speeches to ban nuclear testing, the publication of his book No More War and his attempt to stand up to a Senate committee on internal security. Later he became a vigorous advocate of the power of Vitamin C, believing it would cure everything from cancer to the common cold. This work looks at his life, from is youth, to his marriage, to his death at the age of 92.