An Introduction to Modern Structural Chemistry. By Prof. Linus Pauling. Third edition. (The George Fisher Baker Non-resident Lectureship in Chemistry at Cornell University.) Pp. xx + 644.

Linus Pauling's lifelong fascination ... not just a single accomplishment. Pauling is probably best known for working out the nature of the chemical bond, yet he also discovered (among many ...

Electronegativity, an essential characteristic of all elements in the periodic table, measures an atom's ability to attract electrons towards itself within a chemical bond. This vital theoretical ...

About 90 years ago, American chemical engineer Linus Pauling proposed a unique concept. He suggested that two atoms don’t ...

Author of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. Recognized as the father of molecular biology. Discovered sickle cell anemia was a molecular disease, opening the way toward examining genetically acquired ...