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American 20TH Century Nobel Laureate Total Synthesis

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American 20TH Century Nuclear Chemistry Nobel Laureate

9.3 Excellent

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Walter Kohn

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American 20TH Century Computational Nobel Laureate

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John Pople

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8.9 Great

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Paul Flory

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American 20TH Century Nobel Laureate Polymer Chemistry

8.8 Great

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Jean-Marie Lehn

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French 20TH Century Nobel Laureate Supramolecular Chemistry

8.8 Great

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8.7 Great

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American 20TH Century Biochemistry Nobel Laureate

8.6 Great

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8.5 Great

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Geoffrey Wilkinson

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8.4 Great

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Ronald Norrish

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20TH Century British Nobel Laureate Photochemistry

7.9 Good

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Alan Battersby

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7.9 Good

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7.7 Good