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Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)
Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981) Hassel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969, shared with English chemist Derek Barton. This discovery led to him being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 1969.
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Odd Hassel was born in 1897. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1897 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70.0M | 341 million |
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