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Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for:
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Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962
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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.