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“I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the more modern branches of pure mathematics.”

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John Pople was a renowned chemist known for his contributions to quantum chemistry. His work in molecular orbital theory, computational chemistry, and chemical bonding theory had a profound impact on the field of chemistry. more

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