Linus Pauling's Birth Card: The 10 of Clubs

In the record

Linus Carl Pauling ( PAW-ling; February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) was an American chemist and peace activist. The birth-card coordinate for February 28 is the 10 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1954 Chemistry; 1962 Peace prize.

Nobel Prize record

• 1954 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry — for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances
• 1962 The Nobel Peace Prize — for his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West

The 10 of Clubs coordinate

Linus Pauling's birthday maps to the 10 of Clubs (The Master Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Nobel Prize and not a verdict on Linus Pauling. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You carry a finished body of knowledge and keep teaching from it.

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Linus Pauling in the public record

He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics. Scientific American called him one of the 20 greatest scientists of all time. For his scientific work, Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954. For his peace activism, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962. He is one of five people to have won more than one Nobel Prize. Of these, he is the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes, and one of two people to be awarded Nobel Prizes in different fields, the other being Marie Curie. Pauling was one of the founders of the fields of quantum chemistry and molecular biology. His contributions to the theory of the chemical bond include the concept of orbital hybridisation and the first accurate scale of electronegativities of the elements.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Linus Pauling (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 10 of Clubs

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Intellectual mastery and deep expertise

He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics.

Paired on the mind and communication — the domain ♣ governs in this system. Markers in the record: published.

Also on the record

1. Pauling also worked on the structures of biological molecules, and showed the importance of the alpha helix and beta sheet in protein secondary structure.
2. Pauling's approach combined methods and results from X-ray crystallography, molecular model building, and quantum chemistry.
3. His discoveries inspired the work of James Watson, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins on the structure of DNA, which in turn made it possible for geneticists to crack the DNA code of all organisms.
4. In his later years, he promoted nuclear disarmament, as well as orthomolecular medicine, megavitamin therapy, and dietary supplements, especially ascorbic acid (commonly known as Vitamin C).

Other laureates with this card

• Akira Yoshino — 2019 Chemistry
• Anne L’Huillier — 2023 Physics
• Anthony J. Leggett — 2003 Physics
• Arthur Harden — 1929 Chemistry
• Betty Williams — 1976 Peace
• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson — 1903 Literature
• Carl Spitteler — 1919 Literature
• Carl Wieman — 2001 Physics
• Christian Anfinsen — 1972 Chemistry
• Daniel C. Tsui — 1998 Physics
• Ernst Otto Fischer — 1973 Chemistry
• Eugenio Montale — 1975 Literature
• 28 more laureates share this card.

FAQ

What is Linus Pauling's birth card?

The 10 of Clubs. February 28 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Nobel Prize?

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