Chemists are scientists who specialize in the field of chemistry. Having said that, the job of a chemist does not limit to a chemistry laboratory alone! Today, with rapid industrialization, almost every industry employs chemists in their industrial set-ups be it pharmaceuticals or plastics, medicine or paints, chemical industry or detergent industry and so on. Chemists generally investigate the chemical nature of substances and observe how they behave under different conditions to search for new knowledge. They examine both organic and inorganic compounds to determine their chemical and physical properties, composition, structure, and reactivity. Chemists try to decode the details of the chemical molecules and their component atoms. It is this knowledge that comes in assistance to comprehend the composition and properties of unknown substances. Over the years, there have been innumerable chemists from every century who have greatly contributed to the society’s chemical future. However, the largest influx in the subject was seen in the 20th century as more and more individuals dedicated themselves to this field of study. 20th century was home to some of most famous and renowned chemists of the era including Dan Shechtman, Derek Barton, Charles J Pederson and Albert Hofmann. Given below is an extensive list of famous chemists of the 20th century.
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Alexander Shulgin
17 June 1925
American
Tu Youyou30 December 1930
Chinese
Owsley Stanley19 January 1935
American
Louis Slotin01 December 1910
Canadian
Kary Mullis28 December 1944
American
Erwin Chargaff11 August 1905
American
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Joachim Sauer19 April 1949
German
Elio Di Rupo18 July 1951
Belgian
James Lovelock26 July 1919
British
Martyn Poliakoff16 December 1947
British
Elias Canetti25 July 1905
British
Sidney Gottlieb03 August 1918
American
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Rashad Khalifa19 November 1935
American
Tim Hunt19 February 1943
British
Stanley Miller07 March 1930
American
Johanna Budwig30 September 1908
German
Koichi Tanaka03 August 1959
Japanese
Shannon Lucid14 January 1943
American
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Catherine Coleman14 December 1960
American
George de Hevesy01 August 1885
Hungarian,Swedish
Peter Agre30 January 1949
American
