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He was born on Febuary 28, 1901 in Portland, Oregon. He was the son of Henry William and Lucy Darling. His father being of German descent and his mother, Scottish.
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In 1902, After his sister Pualine's birth, His family moved out of Portland. In 1904 , during the year Lucile was born, Herman moved the family to Oswego where he had a drugstore. By age 9 he was an avid reader.
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He was interested in Molecular structure since 1919. What inspired him, Though, was papers written by Irvin Langmuir.
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He entered Oregon State in 1927 and in 1922 he got the degree of B.Sc in chemical engineering. He taught in the State college from 1919-1922.
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He suggested and expirimented on the orientation of Iron atoms in the magnetic field.
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He married Ava Miller in 1923 and they had 4 children. Linus Jr., Peter, Linda, and Edward.
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Linus was elected to research associate at the California Institute of Technology.
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Linus was elected rationalist of the year in 1960 and Humanist of the year in 1961. This was because of his books, "No More War" and "The Nature Of The Chemical Bond And The Structure Of Molecules And Crystals"
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He was granted the Nobel Peace prize in 1962. And he received another in 1963
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He died in Big Sur, California just out side his ranch. his death was only 3 years after his wife's in 1991. She died of a Stomach Cancer.
