An extraordinary person - a scientist, educator, humanist, and statesman with worldwide impact in each of these roles.

Although Pauling was often controversial and was sometimes criticized in both scientific and political arenas, it is incontrovertible that he had a major impac…

Linus Pauling undoubtedly stands as one of the most influential scientists of the twentieth century.

Linus Pauling was not always right in his ideas. But my belief is that, in most cases, if somebody is always right in his ideas you find that he does not have …

I can't say much about Gould's strengths as a scientist, but for a long time I've regarded him as the second most influential historian of science (next to Tho…

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est.

The glorious years of discovery in radio astronomy in the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge were dominated by the personality of Martin Ryle.