Major Events In January and February, Pauling and Corey make adjustments to their triple helix because the atoms are too tightly packed. James Watson, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins in England think that Pauling’s model is wrong, and in February, Watson and Crick discover the double helix as the structure of DNA, which turns out to be correct. Pauling and Corey publish "Stable Configurations of Polypeptide Chains" in the Proceedings of the Royal Society (London), an extensive summary account of their work on protein structure. It becomes one of the most heavily cited of Pauling’s publications. Pauling sees Watson and Crick’s model of the double helix on a visit to Cambridge in April. He finds the structure surprisingly simple but beautiful. Pauling publishes his theory of ferromagnetism in PNAS. From September 21 to 26, a conference on the structure of proteins, which Pauling has organized, takes place at CIT. It is, in effect, a continuation of the discussions begun at the Royal Society meeting in May of 1952. When, because of her political views, the American Chemical Society denies membership to Irène Joliot-Curie. Pauling, who regards Madame Joliot-Curie as a fine person and a great chemist, protests. He points out, to no avail, that news of her denial is creating ill will among French chemists. In the fall, Pauling visits Israel in connection with memorial observances at the Weizmann Institute. This visit is part of a trip around the world that he and Ava Helen are taking. They spend six weeks in India and then a few days each in Rangoon, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Honolulu. Chronology by Robert Paradowski. Travel February 24  Washington D.C.  February 25  Dallas, TX  April 1  New York  April 2 - 5  London (4) April 6 - 13  Brussels (8) April 14  New York  April 15 - 21  New Haven, CT (7) April 22 - 25  Philadelphia (4) April 26 - 28  Washington D.C. (3) April 29 - May 6  Buffalo, NY (8) May 15  Fresno, CA  June 7 - 10  Cincinnati, OH (4) June 30  New York  July 1  London  July 2 - 3  Stuttgart, Germany (2) July 4 - 5  Munich, Germany (2) July 6  Germany  July 7 - 11  Tubingen, Germany (5) July 12 - 14  Heidelberg, Germany (3) July 15 - 16  Marburg, Germany (2) July 17 - 18  Mainz, Germany (2) July 19 - 20  Gottingen, Germany (2) July 21 - 22  Kiel, Germany (2) July 23 - 25  Hamberg, Germany (3) July 26  Middelfart, Denmark  July 27 - August 4  Stockholm, Sweden (9) August 5 - 7  Uppsala, Sweden (3) August 8 - 14  Copenhagen, Denmark (7) August 15 - 18  Germany (4) August 19 - 20  Villa Sachsen, Bingen City, Germany (2) August 21 - 28  Malente, Germany (8) August 29  Hamburg, Germany  August 30  London  August 31  New York  October 25  New York  October 26  Paris  October 27 - November 2  Tel Aviv, Israel (7) November 3 - 4  Jerusalem (2) November 5 - 6  London (2) November 7  New York  November 8  Jersey City, NJ  November 9  Meadville, PA  November 10  Lewisburg, PA  November 11 - 12  Philadelphia (2) December 21 - 22  New York (2) December 23 - 31  Washington D.C. (9)

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Activity Listings - 1953 (No Date)

• Article, “Matter of Fact.” [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953a, Folder 1953a.1]
• Booklet, “Say it in Hebrew, A Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Conversational Guide for American Tourists and Students.” [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953s, Folder 1953s.15]
• Figures, Protein Interactions: Aggregations of Globular Proteins. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953a, Folder 1953a.8]
• Figures, compound Helical Configurations of Polypeptide Chains: Structure of Proteins of the α-keratin Type. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953a, Folder 1953a.7]
• Invitation to a lecture by Linus Pauling on the Structure of Proteins [In Hebrew] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1953s, Folder 1953s.15]
• LP Newspaper Clipping: 1953n. Proc. Royal Soc. of London, [B], Journal Article: Ian Mac Arthur, "The Pauling-Corey Models and Fibrous Proteins", vol. 141, (1953): 33-39.
• Letter from Herbert S. Rhinesmith to LP RE: enjoyed LP's recent visit to Allegheny College. Goes on to discuss the after effects of LP's visit and his own plans for the future. [Letter not dated] [letter of response from LP to Dr. Rhinesmith December 2, 1953] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #18].
• Photo: Ava Helen Pauling and Linus Carl Pauling. Portrait by Peter Pan Photo. Black and white print. 1953. [Filed under LP Photographs: 1953i.2]
• Photo: Bertrand Russell standing next to Linus Pauling. London, England. "Bertrand Russell & Linus Pauling CR [?] 1953 London" Photographer unknown. Color print. [Filed under LP Photographs: 1953i.23]
• Photo: Bertrand Russell. "Bertrand Russell" Photographer unknown. Color print. 1953. [Filed under LP Photographs: 1953i.5]
• Photo: Herbert Evans and Linus Pauling wearing academic robes for the installation ceremony of Chancellor Kerr. Berkeley, California. "Linus Pauling" "Herbert Evans" "Installation of Chancellor Kerr, Berkeley, 1953." "Taken by Dr. Emerson of Merck[?]" Color print. [Filed under LP Photographs: 1953i.26]
• Photo: Linus Pauling, smiling and wearing a black beret. "By Drikinini[?]" "1953" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1953. [Filed under LP Photographs: 1953i.25]
• Photo: Portrait of Bertrand Russell. London, England. Photographer unknown. Color print. 1953. [Filed under LP Photographs: 1953i.24]
• Publication, General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, 2nd ed. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1953, 710 pp. [Linus Pauling, with Illustrations by Roger Hayward] [Filed under LP Reprints: (Publications of Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953p, Folder 1953p.18]
• Publication, “Ice,” Encyclopedia Britannica. vol. 12. Chicago: William Benton. (1953): 39-40. [Filed under LP Reprints: (Publications of Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953p, Folder 1953p.15]
• Publication, “Protein Interactions Aggregation of Globular Proteins.” Faraday Society Discu. 13 (1953): 170-176. [Filed under LP Reprints: Publications of Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953p, Folder 1953p.8]
• Publication, “Stable Configuration of Polypeptide Chains.” Proc. Roy. Soc. (London) 141 (1953): 21-33. [Linus Pauling and Robert B. Corey] [Filed under LP Reprints: (Publications of Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953p, Folder 1953p.2]
• Publication, “The Periodic Law,” Encyclopedia Britannica. vol. 18. Chicago: William Benton. (1953): 517-521. [Filed under LP Reprints: (Publications of Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953p, Folder 1953p.17]
• Publication, “Theory of Resonance,” Encyclopedia Britannica. vol. 19. Chicago: William Benton. (1953): 210-213. [Filed under LP Reprints: (Publications of Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953p, Folder 1953p.15]
• Publication, “Valence,” Encyclopedia Britannica. vol. 22. Chicago: William Benton. (1953): 944-947. [Filed under LP Reprints: (Publications of Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953p, Folder 1953p.16]
• Typescript, “Compound Helical Configurations of Polypeptide Chains with a Three-Residue Unit Forming Two Hydrogen Bombs.” [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953a, Folder 1953a.6]