Learn why Soka’s Pauling Hall, which houses science labs and fine arts studios and classrooms, is named for Linus and Ava Helen Pauling. | Soka University of America

On World Science Day for Peace and Development we remember Linus Pauling, a chemistry laureate who went on to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Together with other scientists, Pauling spoke and wrote against the nuclear arms race, and was a driving force in the Pugwash movement. In 1959, Pauling drafted the famous 'Hiroshima Appeal', the concluding document issued after the Fifth World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. He was one of the prime movers who urged the nuclear powers - the US

Have you seen this video where Linus Pauling receives his second Nobel Prize? In 1954, Pauling received the chemistry prize. Eight years later he received the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to weapons of mass destruction. Pauling is the only individual who has been awarded two undivided prizes. Linus Pauling's second Nobel Prize ceremony was a little different, as he received his 1962 peace prize one year late as the peace prize was reserved in 1962 and awarded the next year. The awar