Kary Banks Mullis was an American biochemist. In recognition of his role in the invention of the polymerase chain reaction technique, he shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and was awarded the Japan Prize in the same year. Wikipedia
Born: December 28, 1944, Lenoir, NC
Died: August 7, 2019 (age 74 years), Newport Beach, CA
Education: University of California, Berkeley (1973), College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (1972), Georgia Institute of Technology (1966), and more
Spouse: Nancy Cosgrove Mullis
Parents: Cecil Banks Mullis and Bernice Barker Mullis