By Weaving threads of physics, chemistry and biology into a rich tapestry, this remarkable scientist
By Weaving threads of physics, chemistry and biology into a rich tapestry, this remarkable scientist provided a unifying molecular view of the world. He touted the wonderful properties of Vitamin C, first as a cure of common cold and later as preventing agent against cancer.” One of science’s major figures of all time referred to above is
(a) G . N . Lewis
(b) Linus Carl Pauling
(c) Fritz London
(d) Walter Heitle
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(b) Linus Carl Pauling is much known for his controversial thesis proposing that high dose of vitamin- C would help not only in prevention of common cold but also in prevention of cancer. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have received two unshared Nobel prizes in 1954 for chemistry and in 1962 for peace.