In 1948, Linus Pauling was trying to determine the three-dimensional structure of a component found in many biologically important molecules. He found the key to the solution while recovering from a cold, when he was bored and drew the molecular chain on a piece of paper and then folded the paper into a tube. He realised that the structure was helical. It is now known as alpha helix.
The model was presented to the Nobel Prize Museum by Linda Pauling Kamb in 2000.
This model was built by Ava Helen and Linus Pauling in the 1930s. It represents the crystal structure of the mineral zunyite, one of the many structures Linus Pauling discovered.
The model was presented to the Nobel Prize Museum by Linda Pauling Kamb in 2000.
Linus Pauling often wore a beret. With this artistic headgear, he demonstrated his radical standpoint during the Cold War in the USA. After the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the chemist Pauling engaged in the fight against nuclear weapons. His activism led to accusations of communist sympathies, and his passport was revoked.
The beret was presented to the Nobel Prize Museum by Linda Pauling Kamb in 2000.
