The chemist we are looking for this time co-developed the theoretical framework that made it possible to determine chemical structures directly from X-ray crystallography data. For this breakthrough, which had a large impact on chemical research, he or she received high honors.

Both our scientist and his or her spouse worked on the Manhattan Project. The couple’s three children all went on to work in different fields of science.

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• The Guess the Chemist answer was published on June 18, 2018.
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