"Every discovery takes place in more than a scientific context."
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in his Nobel lecture, December 8, 1987.
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Charles J. Pedersen
Charles John Pedersen (October 3, 1904 – October 26, 1989) was an American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987.
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