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".
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, educator, and husband of American human rights activist Ava Helen Pauling.
He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics For his scientific work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954.
