Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling
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Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling

Thomas Hager
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Tracing the career of Linus Pauling, one of the century's greatest American scientists and the only person to win two unshared Nobel prizes, a meticulouly researched chronicle shows how Pauling revolutionized chemistry and examines his controversial politics. 20,000 first printing.
Genres: ScienceBiographyHistoryNonfictionChemistryBiology
720 Pages

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