Search Results
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Oral history interview with Jean C. Jones
- 2006-Mar-08 (First session)
- 2006-Apr-05 (Second session)
- 2006-Jun-15 (Third session)
Jean C. Jones discusses how she began working at Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and her early interactions with Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce. Jones became full-time secretary for Fairchild and made the move to…
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Oral history interview with Herbert T. Pratt
- 2006-Jun-13 – 2006-Jun-14
Herbert T. Pratt was born in Leaksville, North Carolina (now Eden, North Carolina) in 1926. An only child, Pratt grew up surrounded by books. His parents valued history, and he relays stories of his grandfather, Josiah…
- Interviewee Pratt, Herbert T.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Pratt, Herbert T., Fieldcrest Mills Inc., Chemical engineering, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Quality control, Forensic sciences, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Book collecting, Enfield, William, 1741-1797, Mott, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1852-1896, Hymnals, Coat hangers
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Oral history interview with Ronald Duarte
- 2006-Jun-13
Ronald Duarte begins the interview by discussing his family history, and how the family came to settle in Pescadero, California. Duarte and Gordon E. Moore grew up together in Pescadero, until Moore and his family moved…
- Interviewee Duarte, Ronald, 1930-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Duarte, Ronald, 1930-, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Semiconductor industry, Intel Corporation
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Oral history interview with Dov Frohman
- 2006-May-10
- 2006-Jun-06
- 2006-Jun-12
Dov Frohman begins the interview by describing his early separation from his parents in the Netherlands due to World War II. After moving between several orphanages, Frohman was adopted by relatives and attended primary…
- Interviewee Frohman, Dov, 1939-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Frohman, Dov, 1939-, World War (1939-1945), Electrical engineering, Fairchild (Firm), Intel Corporation, Metal oxide semiconductors, Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with Z. Hong Zhou
- 2006-May-16 – 2006-May-18
Z. Hong Zhou was born in Hunan Province in China the year before the Cultural Revolution, the eldest of three siblings. His father was a factory worker who was home only one day a week; his mother a housewife who cared…
- Interviewee Zhou, Z. Hong, 1965-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Computational biology, Zhou, Z. Hong, 1965-, Microbiologists, Microbiology--Research, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Biochemistry--Research, Viruses--Research
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Oral history interview with R. Victor Jones
- 2006-Apr-18
R. Victor Jones matriculated into the University of California, Berkeley and entered the lab of Walter Knight, where he worked in the new field of nuclear magnetic resonance. He continued into graduate school at…
- Interviewee Jones, R. Victor, 1929-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Microelectronics industry, Shockley, William, 1910-1989, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electronic industries, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Jones, R. Victor, 1929-, Last, Jay T., Physicists--Biography, Physicists
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Oral history interview with Mark A. Ratner
- 2006-Apr-07
Mark A. Ratner begins the interview by describing his early connection to science while growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, working at the Harshaw Chemical Company as a high school summer job, and switching between various…
- Interviewee Ratner, Mark A., 1942-
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Mody, Cyrus C. M.
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Ratner, Mark A., 1942-, Chemists, Nanotechnology, Nanostructured materials industry, Molecular electronics, Nanoelectronics
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Oral history interview with Jennie R. Patrick
- 2006-Mar-30
Jennie R. Patrick grew up in Gadsden, a small, typically Southern, town in Alabama, the fourth of five children. Her parents were laborers whose formal education stopped in junior high school. As a child, she had no…
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Oral history interview with John Sondek
- 2006-Mar-27 – 2006-Mar-29
John Sondek grew up in Lewiston, New York, the fourth of five children. His father owned a grocery store, and his mother was a homemaker. Sondek worked hard on his schoolwork and liked all kinds of classes. He…
- Interviewee Sondek, John, 1963-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sondek, John, 1963-, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Proteins--Research, Proteins, Protein folding, Cellular signal transduction, G proteins
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Oral history interview with Craig R. Barrett
- 2005-Dec-14
- 2006-Mar-23
Craig R. Barrett begins the interview by describing his family background and the origins of the "Barrett" last name. Influenced by his biological father, Barrett gravitated towards the outdoors and had to choose…
- Interviewee Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Grove, Andrew S., Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Intel Corporation, Fairchild (Firm), Microelectronics industry--Employees, Materials science, Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
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Oral history interview with Julius Blank
- 2006-Mar-20
Julius Blank begins the interview with a look at his childhood and early education. He graduated high school at the age of fifteen and began taking classes at the City College of New York while working various jobs.…
- Interviewee Blank, Julius
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Fairchild (Firm), Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Integrated circuits--Very large scale integration, Mechanical engineers, Microelectronics industry, Shockley, William, 1910-1989, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electronic industries, Blank, Julius, Semiconductor industry, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Crystal growth
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Oral history interview with Seung K. Kim
- 2006-Mar-09
- 2006-Mar-16 – 2006-Mar-17
Seung K. Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, the oldest of three boys. His father had escaped North Korea at the beginning of the Korean Conflict, and he eventually became a doctor. His mother was from a large family in…
- Interviewee Kim, Seung K., 1963-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kim, Seung K., 1963-, Korean War (1950-1953), Vietnam War (1961-1975), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Biochemistry, Cell interaction, Oncology, Pancreas, Developmental biology, Minorities in science, Work-life balance, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Alan J. Heeger
- 2006-Mar-13
- 2006-Mar-16
Alan J. Heeger begins the interview by describing his early decision to attend college and reasons behind changing his major from electrical engineering to mathematics and physics at the University of Nebraska. After…
- Interviewee Heeger, Alan J.
- Interviewer Mody, Cyrus C. M.
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Heeger, Alan J., Theoretical physics, University of Pennsylvania, Spin waves--Mathematical models, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Université de Genève, Conducting polymers, University of California, Santa Barbara, Physicists, MacDiarmid, Alan G., 1927-2007
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Oral history interview with R. Stanley Williams
- 2006-Mar-14
R. Stanley Williams begins the interview by discussing his childhood and Sputnik's influence on his decision to study science. Then Williams described his early predisposition towards chemistry and learning from both…
- Interviewee Williams, R. Stanley, 1951-
- Interviewer Mody, Cyrus C. M.
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Williams, R. Stanley, 1951-, Chemists, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Nanotechnology, Nanostructured materials, Nanostructured materials industry, Nanoelectronics, Nanophotonics, Nanoelectromechanical systems
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Oral history interview with Dennis A. Carson
- 2006-Mar-12
Dennis A. Carson begins the interview with a discussion about growing up in the Atomic Age, moving between the boroughs of New York City. After showing an early interest in chemistry, Carson attended Stuyvesant High…
- Interviewee Carson, Dennis A., 1936, Everson, Ted
- Subject National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Radioactive tracers, Seegmiller, J. E., University of California, San Diego, Immune system, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, Leukemia, Hairy cell, Biotechnology industries, Cancer--Treatment--Research, Carson, Dennis A., 1936-, Microbiologists, Biochemists
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Oral history interview with Donald L. Klein
- 2006-Mar-02
- 2006-Mar-09
Donald L. Klein is the son of a Hungarian father and a Hungarian-American mother, who grew up in Brooklyn, New York. With his childhood friend, Neil Wotherspoon, Klein developed an early passion for chemistry,…
- Interviewee Klein, Donald L., 1930-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Klein, Donald L., 1930-, Semiconductor industry, Chemistry, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Semiconductors--Etching, Polycrystalline semiconductors, Integrated circuits, Patents, International Business Machines Corporation, Photoresists, Chemists
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Oral history interview with Makoto Kuro-o
- 2006-Mar-06 – 2006-Mar-08
Makoto Kuro-o grew up in Tokyo, the younger of two children. His father was an engineer, providing air conditioning systems for large structures like the Tokyo train stations. His mother went to college but did not work…
- Interviewee Kuro-o, Makoto, 1960-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kuro-o, Makoto, 1960-, Cardiology, Genetics, Gene expression, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Aging--Prevention, Kidneys--Diseases, Molecular biologists, Geneticists, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Henrique von Gersdorff
- 2006-Feb-08 – 2006-Feb-10
Enrique P. von Gersdorff was born in Brazil, the son of a German father and Brazilian mother who had met in Angola. His father worked for the United Nations, so he and his family moved several times from one country to…
- Interviewee von Gersdorff, Henrique, 1960-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject von Gersdorff, Henrique, 1960-, Neurobiology, Neurobiologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Electrophysiology, Brain--Research
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Oral history interview with John D. Altman
- 2006-Jan-30 – 2006-Jan-31
- 2006-Feb-01
John D. Altman was born and raised in Birmingham, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. He and his sister, two years younger, attended public schools, where, without parental prodding (or so he remembers), both were good…
- Interviewee Altman, John D., 1962-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Emory University, Immunologists, Vaccines -- Research, HIV (Viruses)--Research, Altman, John D., 1962-, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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Oral history interview with Gordon E. Moore and Jay T. Last
- 2006-Jan-20
This oral history with Gordon T. Moore and Jay T. Last focuses on the years 1956 and 1957, during which time Moore and Last worked at Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory and Fairchild Semiconductor was founded. This…
- Interviewee Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Last, Jay T.
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Last, Jay T., Fairchild (Firm), Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Hoerni, Jean A., 1924-1997, International Business Machines Corporation, Intel Corporation, Transistors
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Oral history interview with Matthew L. Meyerson
- 2006-Jan-17 – 2006-Jan-19
Matthew L. Meyerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of three children. His family moved several times before finally settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when Matthew was seven. His parents were both…
- Interviewee Meyerson, Matthew L. 1963-
- Interviewer Krenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Meyerson, Matthew L. 1963-, Genetics, Cell cycle--Regulation, Diagnosis, Laboratory, Cytology, Weinberg, Robert A. (Robert Allan), 1942-, Telomerase, Human genetics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Cancer--Genetic aspects, Lungs--Cancer