A Pauling Chronology By Dr. Robert J. Paradowski [ pre-1920 | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s ] 1990s 1991 • Publishes an appeal to stop the rush to war in the Persian Gulf. • Theorizes, with Matthias Rath, that ascorbate deficiencies are a primary cause of heart disease. • Diagnosed, in December, as having rectal and prostate cancer. Pauling undergoes two surgeries to treat the cancer, but otherwise chooses Vitamin C megadoses as his primary form of therapy. 1994 • On August 19, Linus Pauling dies at Deer Flat Ranch, Big Sur, California. Back to Chronology Index