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17 itemsOral history interview with Hoyt C. Hottel
- 1985-Nov-18 (First session)
- 1985-Dec-02 (Second session)
Hoyt C. Hottel begins the first interview with a description of his childhood and education in Indiana, Missouri, and later Illinois, where his father was a salesman in the rubber industry. He praises his early…
- Interviewee Hottel, Hoyt C. (Hoyt Clarke), 1903-1998
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Combustion, Heat--Transmission, Hottel, Hoyt C. (Hoyt Clarke), 1903-1998, Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957, Incendiary bombs, Chemical engineers, Combustion engineering, Cabot, Godfrey L. (Godfrey Lowell), 1861-1962, Solar energy
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Oral history interview with William John Bailey
- 1986-Jun-03
The interview begins with William Bailey describing his upbringing in rural Minnesota, where his family operated a small lumber business. An outstanding high school teacher sparked Bailey's interest in science, and he…
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Oral history interview with Donald F. Othmer
- 1986-Apr-02 (First session)
- 1986-Jun-11 (Second session)
- 1987-Jan-15 (Third session)
Donald Othmer begins the interview by sharing memories of his childhood in Omaha, Nebraska, his parents, and his schooling. He tells of his experiences as a student at the Armour Institute, the University of Nebraska,…
- Interviewee Othmer, Donald F. (Donald Frederick), 1904-1995
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Eastman Kodak Company, Chemistry, Technical, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Tennessee Eastman Company, Othmer, Donald F. (Donald Frederick), 1904-1995, Chemical engineers, Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology
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Oral history interview with Michael Szwarc
- 1986-Sep-11
In this interview, Michael Szwarc begins with his early interest in science while growing up in Poland, leading to his studies at the Warsaw Polytechnic Institute. Szwarc next describes his experiences from 1935, when…
- Interviewee Szwarc, Michael
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Szwarc, Michael, Chemistry, Organic, Chemical engineers
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Oral history interview with Malcolm E. Pruitt
- 1986-Jan-15
In this interview Mac Pruitt discusses his early upbringing in a rural area of Texas and his struggles to complete undergraduate education during the Depression. After starting as a control chemist on the graveyard…
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20 itemsOral history interview with Herman Mark
- 1986-Feb-03 (First session)
- 1986-Mar-17 (Second session)
- 1986-Jun-20 (Third session)
In this first of three interviews Herman Mark starts with his study of relatively stable free radicals under the direction of Wilhelm Schlenk, first in Vienna and then in Berlin. After a post doctoral period at the…
- Interviewee Mark, H. F. (Herman Francis), 1895-1992
- Interviewer Bohning, James J., Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Canadian International Paper Company, Polymers, Alfrey, Turner, 1918-1981, Macromolecules, Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937, Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Chemists--Biography, Mark, H. F. (Herman Francis), 1895-1992, Meyer, Kurt H. (Kurt Heinrich), 1883-1952, Kaiser Wilhelm Institut für Chemie, Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Chemists, Cellulose
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Oral history interview with Earl L. Warrick
- 1986-Jan-16
Earl L. Warrick begins the interview with a description of his parents and childhood, which involved frequent moves between cities. He tells of his undergraduate years at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, where the…
- Interviewee Warrick, Earl L., 1911-2002
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Dow Corning Corporation, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, Warrick, Earl L., 1911-2002, Mellon Institute
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Oral history interview with Ernest H. Volwiler
- 1986-Aug-18
Ernest Volwiler begins this interview by briefly discussing his early years in Ohio, leading to college study at Miami University, where he first became interested in chemistry. He remembers the influence of faculty…
- Interviewee Volwiler, Ernest H., 1893-1992
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Abbott Laboratories, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, Volwiler, Ernest H., 1893-1992
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Oral history interview with Bruno H. Zimm
- 1986-Sep-09
Bruno Zimm recalls growing up in Woodstock, New York and the influence of his father's interests in natural science. After briefly reviewing his schooldays and his developing fascination with science, Zimm describes his…
- Interviewee Zimm, Bruno Hasbrouck, 1920-2005
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Zimm, Bruno Hasbrouck, 1920-2005, Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981, Light--Scattering, Chemists, General Electric Company, Chemists--Biography, Columbia University, Doty, Paul M., 1920-2011, University of California, Berkeley
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Oral history interview with Robert Armstrong
- 1986-May-01
Dr. Robert Armstrong describes his childhood in Nebraska and Arizona and how he managed to support himself through undergraduate and graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He remembers the…
- Interviewee Armstrong, Robert T. (Robert Thexton), 1909-1992
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Celanese Corporation of America, Armstrong, Robert T. (Robert Thexton), 1909-1992, United States Rubber Company, Rubber chemistry, Chemists, Chemistry, Organic, Chemists--Biography, Polymerization, North American Rayon Corporation
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Oral history interview with Leo Mandelkern
- 1986-Apr-28
In this interview Professor Leo Mandelkern begins with his early years in New York City and his undergraduate education at Cornell University. This is followed by his service as a meteorologist during World War II. In…
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Oral history interview with Louis C. Rubens
- 1986-Aug-19
Louis Rubens begins the interview by discussing his family background and early education. Rubens grew up in Escanaba, Michigan, where his parents ran a tourist park. He attended parochial school, and he credits his…
- Interviewee Rubens, Louis C., 1919-2013
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Polymers, Dow Chemical Company, Chemists, Rubens, Louis C., 1919-2013, Chemists--Biography
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Oral history interview with Herbert Morawetz
- 1986-Apr-01
In this interview, Herbert Morawetz traces his early life prior to leaving Czechoslovakia on the Nazi invasion and resettling in Canada, where he studied chemical engineering at the University of Toronto. He describes…
- Interviewee Morawetz, Herbert
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Bakelite Company, Morawetz, Herbert, Harvard Medical School, Polytechnic Institute of New York, Chemical engineers
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Oral history interview with Roy J. Plunkett
- 1986-Apr-14 (First session)
- 1986-May-27 (Second session)
Roy Plunkett starts this conversation with James Bohning by describing his family background. As the family were members of the Church of the Brethren it was natural for Plunkett to attend Manchester College, where Paul…
- Interviewee Plunkett, Roy J. (Roy Joseph), 1910-1994
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemists, Polytef, Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Plunkett, Roy J. (Roy Joseph), 1910-1994
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10 itemsOral history interview with Raymond F. Boyer
- 1986-Jan-14 (First session)
- 1986-Aug-19 (Second session)
Raymond Boyer begins the interview with a brief description of his family, childhood, and school days in Ohio, touching on his early interest in electricity. He then tells of his undergraduate and graduate years at Case…
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7 itemsOral history interview with Calvin S. Fuller
- 1986-Apr-29
In this interview Dr. Fuller traces his early years and the development of his interests in radio and in chemistry. Encouraged by an outstanding high school teacher, Fuller won a scholarship to the University of…
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9 itemsOral history interview with William C. Goggin
- 1986-Aug-20
William Goggin begins the interview with a description of his family and his childhood years in Michigan. After attending grade school and high school in Alma, Michigan, he attended Alma College. He received his B.S. in…
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10 itemsOral history interview with J. Franklin Hyde
- 1986-Apr-30
In this interview Franklin Hyde briefly tells of his childhood and his schooling in Solvay, New York. At Syracuse University, Hyde majored in chemistry and continued on to a master's degree. It was during this period…
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10 itemsOral history interview with Donald L. Katz
- 1986-Aug-22
Donald Katz starts the interview by briefly referring to his current projects but then describes his family background and his genealogical interests, stimulated by his 1952 trip to his father's birthplace in a German…
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Oral history interview with Malcolm M. Renfrew
- 1987-Aug-31
Renfrew studied chemistry at the University of Idaho, in part, influenced by a chemist uncle. After serving as a teaching assistant in both physics and chemistry and completing a Masters thesis, he joined George…
- Interviewee Renfrew, Malcolm M.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject University of Idaho, General Mills, Inc., Chemists, Renfrew, Malcolm M., Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, University of Minnesota
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15 itemsAn Oral history with Isabella and Jerome Karle
- 1987-Feb-26 (First session)
- 1987-Jun-15 (Second session)
- 1987-Sep-09 (Third session)
Isabella and Jerome Karle met while both were pursuing doctorates in physical chemistry under Professor Lawrence Brockway at the University of Michigan. After earning their degrees (and marrying), they worked on the…
- Interviewee Karle, Jerome, Karle, Isabella, 1921-2017
- Interviewer Bohning, James J., Van Keuren, David
- Subject Women in science, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Crystallographers, Karle, Jerome, Chemists, Women chemists, Chemists--Biography, Nobel Prize winners, Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.), Karle, Isabella, 1921-2017
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Oral history interview with Malcolm E. Pruitt
- 1988-Sep-09
This short interview with Mac Pruitt is concerned with the Council for Chemical Research and starts with an account of the foundation meeting at Midland and its origins in Pruitt's fear that U.S. chemical technology was…
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Oral history interview with Harland G. Wood
- 1990-Jan-19
Harland G. Wood begins the interview with a brief discussion of his role in the restructuring of Western Reserve University's medical curriculum. He then reflects on his childhood and education, recalling that his…
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Oral history interview with Neal R. Amundson
- 1990-Oct-24
Neal Amundson begins the interview with a discussion of his family and early years in St. Paul, Minnesota. Amundson graduated from high school at the very depth of the Depression. For the Amundson family, times were…
- Interviewee Amundson, Neal R. (Neal Russell), 1916-2011
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Amundson, Neal R. (Neal Russell), 1916-2011, Heat--Transmission, Adsorption, Chemical engineering--Mathematics, University of Houston, Chemistry, Analytic, University of Minnesota, Chemical engineers, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Chromatographic analysis
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16 itemsOral history interview with William von Eggers Doering
- 1990-Nov-09 (First session)
- 1991-May-29 (Second session)
William von Eggers Doering begins these interviews with a discussion of his early life and family background. His parents were both musicians, and met while they were both studying music in Leipzig. When World War I…
- Interviewee Doering, W. von E. (William Von Eggers), 1917-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemistry, Hickrill Chemical Research Foundation, Yale University, Woodward, R. B. (Robert Burns), 1917-1979, Procter & Gamble Company, Doering, W. von E. (William Von Eggers), 1917-, Chemistry, Organic, Harvard University, Quinine, Chemists--Biography, Columbia University, Chemists