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What did Linus Pauling get the Nobel Prize for?

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Rachel Hickman

Published Feb 27, 2026

What did Linus Pauling get the Nobel Prize for?

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954 was awarded to Linus Carl Pauling “for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances.”

Is Linus Pauling still alive?

Deceased (1901–1994)
Linus Pauling/Living or Deceased

How many PHDS did Linus Pauling have?

By the time of his death, Pauling had been awarded forty-seven honorary doctorates. Not included in this total is the honorary diploma received in 1962 from Washington High School in Portland, Oregon.

How old was Linus Pauling when he died?

93 years (1901–1994)
Linus Pauling/Age at death
Linus C. Pauling, a brilliant chemist and an untiring political activist who received one Nobel Prize for chemistry and another for peace, died on Friday at his ranch in the Big Sur area of Northern California. He was 93 years old.

Who is the father of vitamin C?

Albert Szent-Györgyi—The Scientist Who Discovered Vitamin C.

How much vitamin C did Linus Pauling take a day?

He said our vitamin C consumption should be on par with what other animals produce by themselves, typically 10-12 grams a day. Pauling practices what he preaches, having gradually upped his daily doses of vitamin C from 3 grams in the 1960s to a hefty 18 grams today.

How much vitamin C is in a megadose?

Vitamin C megadosage is a term describing the consumption or injection of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in doses well beyond the current United States Recommended Dietary Allowance of 90 milligrams per day, and often well beyond the tolerable upper intake level of 2,000 milligrams per day.

Did Linus Pauling get married?

Pauling married Ava Helen Miller of Beaver Creek, Oregon, in 1923. They have four children, Linus (Carl) Jr. (1925), Peter Jeffress (1931), Linda Helen (1932) and Edward Crellin (1937), and thirteen grandchildren.

Did Marie Curie get a Nobel Prize?

Together with her husband, she was awarded half of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903, for their study into the spontaneous radiation discovered by Becquerel, who was awarded the other half of the Prize. In 1911 she received a second Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry, in recognition of her work in radioactivity.

Can your body absorb 1000 mg vitamin C?

In addition, vitamin C is water-soluble, making it hard for your body to store it — with excess being secreted in your urine. So even if you’re adult and can handle the 1,000 mg in each vitamin C packet or pill, just know that your body can’t absorb (or, therefore, use) more than about 400 mg.