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Linus Pauling, Crusading Scientist (1977) Online
Original Title :
Linus Pauling, Crusading Scientist
Genre :
Movie / Documentary
Year :
1977
Directror :
Robert Richter
Cast :
Barclay Kamb,Linda Pauling Kamb,Ava Helen Pauling
Writer :
Robert Richter
Budget :
$225,000
Type :
Movie
Time :
57min
Rating :
6.7/10
Linus Pauling, Crusading Scientist (1977) Online

The documentary traces Pauling's unique achievements as both scientist and peace crusader. He enthusiastically describes the events leading to his first Nobel award, for chemistry, while innovative footage depicts his research into the structure of matter, his role in the science of molecular biology, and his race against Watson and Crick for the discovery of the double helix. His disputed Vitamin C crusade is also frankly depicted. Pauling became one of America's most controversial figures in the early 1960s when he helped lead the "Ban the Bomb" campaign and appeared as the featured guest before hostile interviewers on "Meet the Press." His persistence and leadership led to Pauling's Nobel Prize for Peace. It was announced in 1962 on the day President John F. Kennedy signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. "Linus Pauling, Crusading Scientist" is both a warm, personal biography and a scientific adventure through some of the most compelling moments of the last century. It is about...
Credited cast:
Barclay Kamb Barclay Kamb - Himself
Linda Pauling Kamb Linda Pauling Kamb - Herself
Ava Helen Pauling Ava Helen Pauling - Herself
Linus Pauling Linus Pauling - Himself
Robert Vaughn Robert Vaughn - Narrator