Multiple choice general knowledge

Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for:

  1. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962

  2. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962

  3. Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962

  4. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
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Explanation

Linus Pauling is indeed the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes: the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his work on chemical bonds and protein structure, and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 for his campaign against nuclear weapons testing. His peace advocacy included presenting the 'Scientists' Test Ban' petition to the UN.

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