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John Polanyi, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1986

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John Polanyi of the University of Toronto shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributions to the dynamics of chemical elementary processes.

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The 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry as recorded by NobelPrize.org.

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John C. Polanyi – Facts - NobelPrize.org ↗

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