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Oral 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 items
Oral 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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7 items
Oral 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…
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Oral history interview with Alison A. Weiss
- 1991-Mar-03
Alison A. Weiss grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, the second of six children. Her father was an electrician, her mother a housewife. All six children graduated from college, and four have…
- Interviewee Weiss, Alison A., 1952-
- Interviewer Morrissette, Naomi, Kohler, Robert
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weiss, Alison A., 1952-, Molecular biology, Bacteria--Research, Pathogenic bacteria, Molecular biologists, Women in science, Women molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Sandra J. F. Degen
- 1991-Mar-03
Sandra J.F. Degen grew up in the San Fernando Valley, outside of Los Angeles, California, one of four children. Her father was a scientist and her mother a seamstress and homemaker. She says her childhood was an…
- Interviewee Degen, Sandra D. F., 1955-
- Interviewer Lindee, Susan M., Goldfine, Sarah
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Women in science, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Prothrombin, Fibrinogen, Biochemists, Women biochemists, Degen, Sandra D. F., 1955-
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Oral 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-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Howard University, Cytokines, Platelet-derived growth factor
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7 items
Oral 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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Oral history interview with Madeleine M. Joullié
- 1991-Apr-23
The interview begins with Dr. Joullié's description of her early life and education in Brazil. Her father sent her to Simmons College in the United States, where she received her undergraduate degree before obtaining…
- Interviewee Joullié, Madeleine M., 1927-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
- Subject Joullié, Madeleine M., 1927-, Chemistry, Organic, Women in chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Price, Charles C. (Charles Coale), 1913-2001, United States. Secret Service, DNA fingerprinting, American Chemical Society, Western Electric Company, Shell Oil Company, Weisz, Paul B., 1921-, Alzheimer's disease--Research, Chemists, Women chemists, Women in science, Emigration and immigration
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7 items
Oral 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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15 items
Oral history interview with O. Theodor Benfey
- 1991-May-24
- 1991-Jun-05
O. Theodor Benfey begins the interview with a description of his childhood in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. He tells of his experiences in England, where he was a student during the war, and then his move…
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10 items
Oral 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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16 items
Oral 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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Oral history interview with Marilyn D. Resh
- 1991-Jun-20
Marilyn Resh grew up in what she calls a typical Long Island town. When she was in high school she discovered science, particularly chemistry, but continued her extensive violin playing throughout college and graduate…
- Interviewee Resh, Marilyn D., 1955-
- Interviewer Lindee, Susan M.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Resh, Marilyn D., 1955-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, Oncogenes
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Oral history interview with Rudolph A. Marcus
- 1991-Jun-20
Rudolph Marcus begins the interview with a discussion of his family background and early education. Though he spent some of his early years in Detroit, Michigan, he primarily grew up in a Jewish neighborhood in…
- Interviewee Marcus, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Arthur), 1923-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Marcus, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Arthur), 1923-, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, World War (1939-1945), National Research Council Canada, University of North Carolina (1793-1962), United States. Office of Naval Research, Unimolecular reactions, Polytechnic University (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Polymers, Oxford University, California Institute of Technology, Charge exchange
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10 items
Oral 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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6 items
Oral 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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13 items
Oral 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, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Henry Earl Lumpkin
- 1992-Jan-02
Henry Earl Lumpkin begins the interview by discussing his family background and how he learned to value education. His family had a tradition of attending Southwestern Texas State University and becoming school…
- Interviewee Lumpkin, Henry Earle, 1920-2012
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Subject American Society for Testing and Materials, Mass spectrometers, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Lumpkin, Henry Earle, 1920-2012, Mass spectrometry, Chemists--Biography, Humble Oil and Refining Company (Incorporated in Tex.), Chemists
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Oral history interview with Gordon A. Cain
- 1992-Feb-18
Gordon A. Cain begins the interview by discussing his early influences from the chemical and engineering disciplines. He next recounts his undergraduate education at Louisiana State University during the Great…
- Interviewee Cain, Gordon, 1912-2002
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Cain, Gordon, 1912-2002, Cain Chemical Inc., Chemical industry, Freeport Sulphur Company, Sterling Chemicals Inc., Chemical engineers
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Oral history interview with James R. Fair
- 1992-Feb-19
This interview with James R. Fair begins with a discussion of Fair's childhood in the Midwest, highlighting high-school experiences in Little Rock, Arkansas, and early interests in science. Fair attended The Citadel as…
- Interviewee Fair, James R., 1920-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Fair, James R., 1920-, University of Texas at Austin, Disasters, Shell Development Company, Texas--Texas City, Ethylene, High Flyer (Ship), Grandcamp (Ship), Chemical engineers, Styrene, Fires, Monsanto Chemical Company
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7 items
Oral history interview with Norman Hackerman
- 1992-Feb-21
Norman Hackerman begins his second interview by describing his work after coming to the University of Texas at Austin Department of Chemistry and starting the Corrosion Research Laboratory [currently the J. J. Pickle…
- Interviewee Hackerman, Norman
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject University of Texas at Austin, Chemistry, J. J. Pickle Research Center, Matsen, Frederick, Myers, Jack, Hackerman, Norman
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9 items
Oral history interview with Orlando Aloysius Battista
- 1992-Feb-23
O. A. Battista begins the interview by describing his childhood in Cornwall, Canada, as one of eight siblings born to a poor, uneducated laborer and a housewife. Battista proudly details his family's hard-working nature…
- Interviewee Battista, O. A. (Orlando Aloysius), 1917-1995
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Hemostasis, Surgical, American Viscose Corporation, O. A. Battista Research Institute, Psychotropic drugs, Viscose process, Battista, O. A. (Orlando Aloysius), 1917-1995, Cellulose--Chemistry, FMC Corporation, University of Texas, Microcrystalline polymers, Chemists--Biography, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with William G. McMillan
- 1992-Mar-25
William McMillan begins this interview with a discussion of his parents and youth in Montebello, California. The youngest of seven siblings, McMillan expressed an interest in science at an early age. He attended…
- Interviewee McMillan, William George, 1919-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Rand Corporation, Mayer, Joseph Edward, 1904-, McMillan, William George, 1919-, Manhattan Project (U.S.), Chemists, McMillan Science Associates, Harvard University, Chemists--Biography, Columbia University, University of California, Los Angeles
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6 items
Oral history interview with Paul M. Cook
- 1992-Apr-02
Paul M. Cook begins the interview with a discussion of his family background and childhood. When Cook was young, he took an interest in chemistry, developing a laboratory in the basement of his parents' house. After…
- Interviewee Cook, Paul M., 1924-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Chemical engineers, Cook, Paul M., 1924-, Stanford Research Institute, Sequoia Wire Company, Raychem Corporation
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6 items
Oral history interview with Leo Brewer
- 1992-Apr-03
Leo Brewer begins the interview with a description of his family and his early years growing up in Youngstown, Ohio. Brewer's father worked as a shoe repairman until the Depression hit in 1929. Brewer and his family…
- Interviewee Brewer, Leo, 1919-2005
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Thermochemistry, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Plutonium, Thermodynamics, High temperature chemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley. College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley. Department of Chemistry, Chemists--Biography, Actinide elements, Brewer, Leo, 1919-2005, Manhattan Project (U.S.)
