Silvio R. Dahmen, Brazil, reviews a biography of Physics Nobel Laureate Max von Laue
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American chemist known for the development of large-scale dextran production and xanthan gum
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100th Anniversary: Death of Ludwig Knorr
German chemist known for the Knorr quinoline synthesis, the Knorr pyrrole synthesis, and the Paal–Knorr synthesis
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50th Anniversary: Death of Robert Corey
American biochemist known for his role in discovery of the α-helix and the β-sheet