Linus Pauling, Class of 1922, became Oregon State's first alumni Nobel Laureate in 1954 when he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work studying atomic bonds; six years later he receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his campaign against nuclear weapons testing.
Linus Pauling became Oregon State's first alumni Nobel Laureate in 1954 when he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work. This work was studying atomic bonds. Linus Pauling was Class of 1922. Six years later he receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his campaign against nuclear weapons testing.