One Question Per Page false false Why was Linus Pauling an unusual chemist in the 1930s? 2 He studied molecules. He used quantum physics in chemistry. He invented new types of plastic. What did Pauling discover in the 1940s? 3 The structure of DNA. The causes of genetic disease. How proteins are constructed. Why did Pauling think the nuclear bomb was a bad thing? 2 He thought all weapons were wrong. He studied what radiation did to molecules. He thought it was an immoral weapon. Why did the US State Department take away Pauling's passport? 1 They thought his ideas were anti-American. They didn't want him to go to Sweden to receive the Nobel prize for Chemistry. He was organising a petition against nuclear weapons. Why did Pauling win the Nobel Peace Prize? 2 Over eleven thousand scientists voted for him. He campaigned against open air nuclear testing. He organised the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963. How did Pauling shock the scientific community in the 1970s? 2 He said that what we eat can help to keep us healthy. He said that everyone should take a lot of vitamin C. He said that vitamin C will cure cancer. https://339efcb25eb75e967b0d-ff8eeadd950d51fd1fc939dca75b3973.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/assets_green.swf