Who won Nobel Prize for vitamin c?
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Who won Nobel Prize for vitamin c?
Two-time Nobel Prize winner Linus C. Pauling, a leader in the fight against nuclear weapons and an advocate of vitamin C to prevent cancer, the common cold and other diseases, died Friday. He was 93.
Why did Linus Pauling win a Nobel Prize?
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.”
Who is the only person to win the two Nobel Prize for Peace and Chemistry?
Chemist and peace activist One person, Linus Pauling, has won two undivided Nobel Prizes. In 1954 he won the Prize for Chemistry. Eight years later he was awarded the Peace Prize for his opposition to weapons of mass destruction.
What awards did Linus Pauling win?
Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Prize in ChemistryLinus Pauling AwardPriestley MedalLenin Peace PrizeDavy Medal
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Who discovered vitamin ABCD?
Elmer McCollum
| Elmer McCollum ForMemRS | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Discovering Vitamin A, Vitamin B and Vitamin D Discovering the influence of diet on health With Cornelia Kennedy, devising the vitamin naming system Discovered the importance of trace metals in diet |
| Awards | Howard N. Potts Medal (1921) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
Who is the father of vitamin D?
| Michael F. Holick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 (age 75–76) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Known for | Vitamin D research |
Who discovered the vitamin K?
biochemist Carl Peter Henrik Dam
Danish biochemist Carl Peter Henrik Dam was awarded the 1943 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for his discovery ofvitamin K, the blood coagulating factor.
How much vitamin C did Linus Pauling take every day?
Over the next few years, Pauling upped his intake of vitamin C, eventually taking 18,000 mg per day. Vitamin C became his scientific obsession. In 1970, Pauling came out with his book Vitamin C and the Common Cold, where he encouraged Americans to consume 3,000 mg of vitamin C daily.
