Who is the greatest chemist of the 20th century?

heck

Fritz Haber
>Haber-Bosch process makes ammonia production ez
>industrial production of firtilizer causes population to skyrocket
>realizes people suck and becomes the father of chemical warfare

probably Linus Pauling

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Thomas Midgley Jr.

>invented leaded gasoline, allowing millions of engines around the world to run smoothly
>invented chlorofluorocarbons, allowing millions of women to volumize their hair with hairspray


Tragically, he died after being strangled on a system of pulleys and levers he designed to pull himself out of bed.

>>8334365
I wish he had lived to realize how much harm he caused

>>8334365
>>8334743
Based Midgley Jr.
>On October 30, 1924, Midgley participated in a press conference to demonstrate the apparent safety of TEL. In this demonstration, he poured TEL over his hands, then placed a bottle of the chemical under his nose and inhaled its vapor for sixty seconds, declaring that he could do this every day without succumbing to any problems whatsoever.[5][8] [...] Midgley would later have to take leave of absence from work after being diagnosed with lead poisoning

>>8334333
Breaking Bad

>>8334333
Since we've run out

>>8334350
Most definitely Linus Pauling!

He's probable the one man, that has had the most influence in chemistry in the 20'th century - and not just in his own sub-field of chemistry.

>>8334349
It was mostly an engineering problem not a chemical one though. But yeah, Haber-Bosch was the beginning of the chemical industry we have today

>>8334333

What sub-discipline? Biochemistry? Synthetic? Physical?

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>>8334333

R.B. Woodward is the only correct answer.

His strychnine synthesis is amazing given the tools that were available at the time. That's before mentioning B12 and chlorophyll.

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>>8335390
I second this notion.

>>8335400
thanks based bob

>>8335400
thanks based bob

Alexander Shulgin

>>8335200
>>8334365
I guess it just goes to show that you can be highly intelligent while also being a complete idiot.