John A. Pople (1925-2004)
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Sir John Pople was a giant in computational quantum chemistry, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in1998. Pople was responsible for making computational quantum chemistry available to the community of chemists at large and he dominated the scene in this area during the past five decades.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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Frank H. Westheimer (1912-2007)
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Frank H. Westheimer has shown that chemists have a unique advantage in deciphering the key processes of biology. He used his insights to explain the workings of enzyme-catalyzed reactions and provided essential blueprints for future investigations of the biochemical foundations of life.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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Alan Graham MacDiarmid (1927-2007): Pioneer of conducting polymers, proud Antipodean
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Alan MacDiarmid was a pioneer in the field of intrinsically conducting polymers, and was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work. MacDiarmid, along with colleagues, first investigated improving the conductivity of polyacetylene by washing out impurities.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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