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Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired.

Donald J. Cram

An investigator starts research in a new field with faith, a foggy idea, and a few wild experiments. Eventually the interplay of negative and positive results guides the work. By the time the research is completed, he or she knows how it should have been started and conducted.

Donald J. Cram

I have always felt that I understood a phenomenon only to the extent that I could visualise it. Much of the charm organic chemical research has for me derives from structural formulae. When reading chemical journals, I look for formulae first.

Donald J. Cram

The chemistry of the day, to get done, had to be driven by the thought that it is the most important thing in the world, but the chemistry of the paper, thesis, or monograph requires perspective, context, and balanced judgment.

Donald J. Cram

Anyone who wishes to grow over their lifetime needs criticism.

Donald J. Cram

Donald J. Cram

Donald J. Cram

Born: April 22, 1919

Died: June 17, 2001 (aged 82)

Bio: Donald James Cram was an American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jean-Marie Lehn and Charles J. Pedersen "for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity.

Known for:

Container Molecules and their Guests (1994)
Fundamentals of Carbanion Chemistry (1965)
Stereo- and Theoretical Chemistry (1972)
The Essence of Organic Chemistry (1978)
From Design to Discovery (1990)

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