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March 09, 2010
11:53
Pauling’s Battle with Glomerulonephritis
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[Part 1 of 5] On March 7, 1941, Linus Pauling stood before distinguished colleagues prepared to deliver an address in response to his receipt of the prestigious William H. Nichols Gold Medal, presented by the New York chapter of the American Chemical Society. Before Pauling began his recitation, he spoke candidly to his audience. He thanked [...]
March 04, 2010
11:36
Two Years on the Pauling Beat
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Today marks the second anniversary of the launching of the Pauling Blog. In two years we have generated 214 posts, garnered over 63,000 views (not counting those accruing from syndication, which WordPress doesn’t include in its total statistics) and been graced with nearly 7,400 spam comments, most of which, thankfully, have been kept at bay [...]
February 28, 2010
10:30
Linus Pauling Day in Oregon
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One-hundred and nine years ago, on February 28, 1901, Linus Carl Pauling was born in Portland, Oregon to parents Herman and Isabelle Pauling.
February 25, 2010
12:38
The Story of 1985
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[A look back 25 years in honor of the Pauling birthday anniversary on February 28th.] Even after a long, exhausting and prestigious career, Linus Pauling remained active and engaged throughout the latter years of his life. During the year 1985, he spent an impressive amount of time speaking and traveling around the country. Roughly four years [...]
February 23, 2010
12:22
The Story of 1960
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[A look back 50 years in honor of the Pauling birthday anniversary on February 28th.] Throughout most of 1959, Linus and Ava Helen Pauling were actively engaged in several peace-related activities, including a nuclear test ban treaty being deliberated in Geneva. Certain developments preceding the New Year made it clear, however, that a full nuclear test [...]
February 19, 2010
12:47
The Story of 1935
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[A look back 75 years in honor of the Pauling birthday anniversary on February 28th.] In 1935 Linus Pauling turned 34. He continued in his position as a full professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, and, per usual, stayed very busy for the duration of the year. Now recognized nationally and internationally for [...]
February 17, 2010
11:04
The Story of 1910
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[Ed Note: As we count down the days to the Pauling birthday anniversary on February 28, we'll be looking back on the life of Linus Pauling as it was playing out 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago.] In early 1910, the Pauling family moved to a suburb in East Portland. The move was precipitated chiefly [...]
February 11, 2010
12:25
William B. Shockley, 1910-1989
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(Image courtesy of the Nobel Foundation) “Frequently, I have been asked if an experiment I have planned is pure or applied research; to me it is more important to know if the experiment will yield new and probably enduring knowledge about nature. If it is likely to yield such knowledge, it is, in my opinion, good [...]
February 09, 2010
11:31
Dominique Georges Pire, 1910-1969
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“There is perhaps no surer road to peace than the one that starts from little islands and oases of genuine kindness, islands and oases constantly growing in number and being continually joined together until eventually they ring the world.” -Dominique Georges Pire, Nobel acceptance speech, 1958. Tomorrow marks the centenary anniversary of the birth of the Dominican [...]
February 04, 2010
11:33
Jacques Monod (1910-1976)
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(Image courtesy of the Pasteur Foundation) As of February 2010, one-hundred years have passed since the birth of renowned molecular biologist, Jacques Lucien Monod. Monod was born in Paris on February 9, 1910. At the age of seven, he and his family moved to Cannes, France where he eventually attended college. After receiving his baccalauréat in 1928, [...]
February 02, 2010
11:35
A Book Lost to History
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During the Second World War, when the children were growing up, I think three of the children were still at home or – I don’t know, perhaps the youngest one was still at home – [Ava Helen Pauling] worked for a couple of years as a chemist on a war job making rubber out of [...]
January 28, 2010
12:45
The Crystal Structure of Enargite
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Enargite, Cu3AsS4 (copper = dark silver, arsenic = light silver, sulfer = yellow) A crystal system classified as orthorhombic pyramidal, with a construction consisting of arsenic or copper atoms surrounded by four sulfur atoms in a tetrahedron. Each sulfur atom is similarly surrounded by a tetrahedron of one arsenic atom and three copper atoms. As we mentioned [...]
January 27, 2010
10:17
The Crystal Structure of Sulvanite
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Sulvanite, Cu3VS4 (copper = light grey, vanadium = dark grey, sulfur = yellow) A cubic crystal system with perfect cleavage. Each vanadium atom is surrounded by four sulfur atoms at the corners of a regular tetrahedron. Each sulfur atom is surrounded by three copper atoms at three corners of a nearly regular tetrahedron, and a vanadium [...]
January 21, 2010
11:43
Roger Kornberg is the 2010 Pauling Legacy Award Winner
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Dr. Roger Kornberg, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will speak in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday, April 20th. His lecture, entitled “The Molecular Basis of Eukaryotic Transcription,” will be held at the Oregon Historical Society’s Miller Pavillion at 8:00 PM. The event is free and open to the public. Seats may be reserved [...]
January 19, 2010
11:29
Pauling’s Eulogy for Martin Luther King, Jr.
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As we wrote at this time last year, Linus Pauling and Martin Luther King, Jr. had occasion to come into sporadic contact as they pursued their own avenues toward a more peaceful and just world. The two exchanged a few letters and supported similar causes, including a 1965 appeal to stop the war in Vietnam. [...]
January 14, 2010
11:38
The Crystal Structure of Chalcopyrite
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Chalcopyrite, CuFeS2 (copper = dark silver, iron = orange, sulfur = yellow) A tetragonal crystal system constructed from sulfur atoms surrounded by two copper atoms and two iron atoms each at the corners of a nearly regular tetrahedron. Each metal atom is surrounded by four sulfur atoms. In the early 1930s, Pauling was finishing his work with [...]
January 12, 2010
12:17
The Crystal Structure of Brookite
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Brookite, TiO2 (titanium = grey, oxygen = red). An orthorhombic unit constructed by an octahedron of oxygen ions arranged about a single titanium ion. Each octahedron shares three edges with adjoining octahedra. After returning from a trip to Europe in 1927, Linus Pauling was appointed to the position of Assistant Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Caltech, [...]
January 07, 2010
11:51
The Crystal Structures of Corundum and Hematite
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Corundum, Al2O3 (aluminum = silver; oxygen = red). A hexagonal (rhombohedral) crystal system constructed of aluminum atoms that are each surrounded by six oxygen atoms. The oxygen atoms are not bonded at the corners of a regular octahedron. Hematite, Fe2O3 (iron = orange; oxygen = red). A hexagonal (rhombohedral) crystal system constructed of iron atoms [...]
January 05, 2010
11:36
The Crystal Structure of Molybdenite
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[Ed note: This is the first in a six part series of posts featuring models of crystal structures solved by Linus Pauling during the early years of his career. The models were built by two undergraduate students working in the OSU Libraries Special Collections. More about their work can be found on page 10 of [...]
December 31, 2009
13:15
Now Accepting Applications for 2010 Resident Scholars
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Research grants are being made available to scholars interested in conducting work in the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections. Stipends of $2,500 per month renewable for up to three months (for a total maximum grant award of $7,500) will be awarded to researchers whose proposals detail a compelling potential use of the materials held [...]
December 29, 2009
12:47
A Sentimental Trip
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In the final months of 1981, Ava Helen Pauling was slowing down and making her final public appearances. She was spending as much time as possible with her husband and children, but encouraged Linus to stay busy and travel because of his difficulty dealing with emotional distress. She had been diagnosed with a form of [...]
December 18, 2009
11:21
Holiday Traditions at the Pauling Home
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Linus Pauling, Jr. recounts his boyhood memories of Christmas trees and mistletoe in Pasadena.
December 17, 2009
12:01
Formulas, Pictures and Sports Drinks: The Pauling Chalkboard, Part III
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(Part 3 of 3) While much of the real estate on Linus Pauling’s chalkboard is consumed by lists of names, a number of additional annotations, when examined, prove to be of keen interest. Metabolic Profiling On the right side of the board, below the last column of names, is the following text: NSF – Mol. Str. 21 Mar. Library 3000 [...]
December 15, 2009
11:51
What’s With All Those Names? The Pauling Chalkboard, Part II
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(Part 2 of 3) There are seventy-six names on Pauling’s chalkboard that stretch across its face in a nearly symmetrical series of columns. The people listed span a diverse range of functions and ages, and were involved at multiple intervals of Linus Pauling’s life. A majority of the people can be sectioned off into three main categories: [...]
December 10, 2009
11:15
The Pauling Chalkboard – A Short History
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(Part 1 of 3) Nestled in the northwest corner of the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections reading room, there exists a small locked area devoted to a permanent display on the life and work of Linus Pauling. In this room you can find Pauling’s desk, his lab coat, his microscope and his Nobel medals. If [...]

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