John Polanyi
Hungarian-Canadian chemist · Canada · Scientists · Born 1929 · age 97
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Something wrong?John Charles Polanyi is a German-born Canadian chemist. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research in chemical reaction dynamics.
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2012Helmholtz MedalAward2007Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and EngineeringAward1994Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward1989Royal MedalAward1988Honorary Doctor of the University of ManchesterAwardKillam PrizeAward1986Nobel Prize in ChemistryAward1982Honorary Doctor of Harvard UniversityAward1979Companion of the Order of CanadaAward1978Remsen AwardAward1976Chemical Institute of Canada MedalAward1970Guggenheim FellowshipAward1965Steacie PrizeAward1962Marlow AwardAward1929Born23 January 1929
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Born 1929 · age 97
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Mario MolinaBoth received Polanyi Medal
Arthur B. McDonaldBoth received Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra RaoBoth received Marlow Award
Gerhard HerzbergBoth received Henry Marshall Tory Medal
Cyril Norman HinshelwoodBoth received Faraday Lectureship Prize
Stephen CookBoth received Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and EngineeringFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.