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7 itemsOral history interview with William Wishnick
- 1991-May-13
William Wishnick begins this interview by describing his parents' careers and the founding of the Wishnick-Tumpeer Chemical Company in 1920. His father's company, now called Witco, expanded with the acquisition of…
- Interviewee Wishnick, William, 1924-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical industry, Businesspeople--Biography, Wishnick, William, 1924-, Businesspeople, Executives, Executives--Biography
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10 itemsOral history interview with Frederick T. Wall
- 1991-Jun-21
Frederick Wall begins his oral history discussing his family background and childhood in Minnesota, attending the University of Minnesota, and studying chemistry and chemical engineering. After a stint at Caltech with…
- Interviewee Wall, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore), 1912-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject California Institute of Technology, Chemists, Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994, Wall, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore), 1912-, Chemists--Biography, Glockler, George, 1890-1969, University of Illinois at Chicago
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16 itemsOral history interview with Emil L. Smith
- 1991-Jun-19 (First session)
- 1994-Mar-17 (Second session)
Emil Smith begins his oral history interview by discussing his undergraduate study of biology at Columbia University. He received a Guggenheim fellowship to Cambridge University until the outbreak of World War II. Smith…
- Interviewee Smith, Emil L., 1911-2009
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Biochemists, Smith, Emil L., 1911-2009, University of California, Los Angeles
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12 itemsOral history interview with Gilbert J. Stork
- 1991-Aug-06
Gilbert Stork begins his interview with a description of his childhood and family background in Paris. Stork and his family moved to the United States in 1939, and he decided to begin his graduate studies in chemistry…
- Interviewee Stork, Gilbert
- Interviewer Bohning, James J., Fine, Leonard W.
- Subject Stork, Gilbert, Chemists, Harvard University, Chemists--Biography, Columbia University
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7 itemsOral history interview with Seymour Meyerson
- 1991-Mar-07
Seymour Meyerson was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and attended the University of Chicago from which he received his undergraduate degree. By 1943 Meyerson began active service with the US military, spending the…
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7 itemsOral history interview with Charles D. Hurd
- 1991-Feb-28
Charles Hurd begins his oral history by discussing his early life and his later educational and professional experiences, including his Ph.D. work in organic chemistry at Princeton University and his summer job in…
- Interviewee Hurd, Charles Dewitt, 1897-1998
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Hurd, Charles Dewitt, 1897-1998, Chemists, Chemists--Biography
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6 itemsOral history interview with William H. Gauvin
- 1991-Jul-11
William Gauvin begins with background information about his childhood experiences in Europe, his formative education, and his emigration during the Depression to join his family in Canada. He describes his education at…
- Interviewee Gauvin, William H., 1913-1994
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Winkler, Carl A., Noranda Research Centre, Churchill, Stuart Winston, 1920-, McGill University. Department of Chemical Engineering, Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, Gauvin, William H., 1913-1994, Chemical engineers, Thiesmeyer, Lincoln R. (Lincoln Reuber), 1908-, Spray drying, Nitroamines
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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
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9 itemsOral history interview with Michael J.S. Dewar
- 1991-Jan-22
In his oral history Michael J. Dewar describes his education and long career in chemistry, both in academia and industry. He discusses his research and colleagues at Courtalds, Ltd. , his learning physical chemistry,…
- Interviewee Dewar, Michael J.S., 1918-1997
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Dewar, Michael J.S., 1918-1997, Molecular orbitals, Courtalds, Limited
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5 itemsOral history interview with Tucker Collins
- 1991-Mar-04
Tucker Collins grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He won the Westinghouse Science Talent Search and was accepted at Amherst College, where he worked with Edward Leadbetter and Walter Godchaux. He spent two summers…
- Interviewee Collins, Tucker
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Howard University, Cytokines, Platelet-derived growth factor
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10 itemsOral history interview with Elkan Blout
- 1991-May-30 (First session)
- 2002-Sep-13 (Second session)
- 2002-Nov-22 (Third session)
Elkan R. Blout begins the interview with a description of his family and childhood. Growing up in Manhattan as an only child, Blout was cared for by his parents, aunts, and uncles. He attended DeWitt Clinton High…
- Interviewee Blout, E. R. (Elkan Rogers), 1919-2006
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Blout, E. R. (Elkan Rogers), 1919-2006, Harvard School of Public Health, Land, Edwin H., 1909-1991, Polaroid Corporation, Children's Hospital Medical Center (Boston, Mass.), Harvard Medical School, Chemists--Biography, Columbia University, Woodward, R. B. (Robert Burns), 1917-1979
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11 itemsOral history interview with Manson Benedict
- 1991-Jan-24
Manson Benedict begins the interview with a discussion of his family background, including the highlights of his father's career in chemistry. He recalls how his early enthusiasm for chemistry was promoted both by his…
- Interviewee Benedict, Manson
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.W. Kellogg Company, National Aniline and Chemical Company, Hydrocarbon Research, Inc., Manhattan Project (U.S.), U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Harvard University, United States. Federal Energy Administration, Advisory Council on Radiation Protection (Ma.), National Research Corporation (U.S.), Chemists--Biography, Kellex Corporation, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Benedict, Manson
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7 itemsOral history interview with Fred Basolo
- 1991-Mar-01
Fred Basolo begins this interview by discussing his childhood in Coello, Illinois, and his elementary and high school education. He attended Southern Illinois University where he studied to be a chemistry teacher but…