A Pauling Chronology By Dr. Robert J. Paradowski [ pre-1920 | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s ] 1920s 1920 • Writes to Arthur Amos Noyes about his interest in coming to the California Institute of Technology. 1921 • Does first research, on the effect of magnetism on the orientation of iron crystals when they are electrodeposited from an iron salt solution. 1922 • Meets Ava Helen Miller for the first time, she is a student in a class Linus is teaching, "Chemistry for Home Economics Majors". • June 22, graduates from Oregon Agricultural College. • Departs for California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. 1923 • First published work on the structure of molybdenite with Roscoe Dickinson, appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. • At the end of his first year of graduate studies, despite family opposition, Linus and Ava Helen marry on June 17, in Salem, OR. 1925 • Linus Carl Pauling, Jr. born, March 10. • Receives Ph.D. in chemistry, minoring in physics and mathematics, Dissertation entitled "The Determination with X-rays of the Structure of Crystals." 1926 • Chosen for Guggenheim Fellowship. Goes to Europe with Ava Helen, leaving Linus Jr. with Ava Helen's mother. 1927 • Publishes one of his greatest papers, "The Theoretical Prediction of the Physical Properties of Many-Electron Atoms and Ions, Mole Refraction, Diamagnetic Susceptibility, and Extension in Space." • Returns to Caltech and is named Assistant Professor of Theoretical Chemistry. Back to Chronology Index