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Oral history interview with Robert Robson
- 2005-Nov-17
- 2005-Dec-16
Robert Robson begins the interview with a discussion about growing up in South Dakota. He discusses his education, his involvement with the Army, and his early interest in electronics. He also details his move to…
- Interviewee Robson, Robert
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Robson, Robert, Electronic industries, Semiconductor industry, Industrial engineers, Microelectronics industry
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Oral history interview with Edwin R. Chapman
- 2005-Dec-05 – 2005-Dec-07
Edwin R. Chapman grew up in Bellingham, Washington, the youngest of four children. His father taught drafting and shop in high school, and his mother stayed at home to raise the children. From an early age Chapman was…
- Interviewee Chapman, Edwin R., 1969-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Chapman, Edwin R., 1969-, Storm, Daniel R., Pharmacology, Neurosciences, Research grants, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Neural transmission, College teachers, Neuroscientists
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Oral history interview with Roy M. Long
- 2005-Dec-02 – 2005-Dec-04
Roy M. Long grew up in Lebanon, a small town near Hershey, Pennsylvania. His father worked at the Hershey factory, his mother in a department store. Because his father worked afternoons and evenings, Long spent most of…
- Interviewee Long, Roy M., 1969-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Long, Roy M., 1969-, Molecular biology, Cytology, Genetic engineering, Biochemistry, Genetic regulation, RNA, Medical College of Wisconsin, Yeast--Genetics, Yeast
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Oral history interview with Fenyong Liu
- 2005-Nov-01 – 2005-Nov-03
Fenyong Liu was born and raised in Guangzhou, China during the Cultural Revolution. Early on in life he knew that he wanted to pursue science as his career, learning English during junior high school and having…
- Interviewee Liu, Fenyong, 1964-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Liu, Fenyong, 1964-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, DNA replication, Herpes simplex virus, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Antiviral agents, University of California, Berkeley, Cytomegalovirus infections, Virology
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Oral history interview with Rudolph Pariser
- 2005-Oct-28
Rudolph Pariser's life has been significantly shaped by the historical events of the 20th century, from being born in China since his mother found refuge there during Russian Revolution while his father escaped from his…
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Oral history interview with Henry I. Smith
- 2005-Oct-25
Henry I. Smith begins the interview with a description of his childhood in New Jersey, his early aptitude in science, and his decision to pursue the sciences. After obtaining an undergraduate degree at Holy Cross…
- Interviewee Smith, Henry I., 1937-
- Interviewer Mody, Cyrus C. M.
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Smith, Henry I., 1937-, X-rays--Diffraction, X-ray lithography, Physicists, Nanotechnology, Nanostructured materials industry, Nanostructured materials
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Oral history interview with Rebecca W. Heald
- 2005-Oct-17 – 2005-Oct-19
Rebecca W. Heald grew up in Greenville, a small college town in western Pennsylvania, where she was the youngest of three daughters. Her father was a chemistry professor at Thiel College in Greenville, and her mother…
- Interviewee Heald, Rebecca W., 1963-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Heald, Rebecca W., 1963-, Biochemistry, Nuclear membranes, Cell cycle, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Spindle (Cell division), Women in science, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists, Molecular biologists, Women molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Bruce A. Hamilton
- 2005-Oct-05 – 2005-Oct-07
Bruce A. Hamilton was born in Palo Alto, California, where his father was a graduate student in engineering. His mother was at that time a housewife. Having finished his master's degree, the older Hamilton began work in…
- Interviewee Hamilton, Bruce A., 1964-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hamilton, Bruce A., 1964-, Science--Study and teaching, Religion, Genetics, Lander, Eric S., Neurogenetics, University of California, San Diego, Zinn, Kai George, Medical scientists, Neuroscientists
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Oral history interview with Samuel L. Pfaff
- 2005-Oct-03 – 2005-Oct-05
Samuel L. Pfaff was born and raised in Rochester, Minnesota, a city of, at the time, fifty- to sixty thousand people composed, primarily, of physicians and other Mayo Clinic staff and engineers at International Business…
- Interviewee Pfaff, Samuel, 1961-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Pfaff, Samuel, 1961-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Oncogenes, Retroviruses, Neurobiology, Neurons--Growth
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Oral history interview with Mark W. Grinstaff
- 2005-Sep-19 – 2005-Sep-20
- 2005-Sep-22
Mark W. Grinstaff was born in Texas, the elder of two sons. His father was in the United States Air Force, and the family moved a number of times during Grinstaff's childhood. He has lived in Japan and at least six…
- Interviewee Grinstaff, Mark W., 1965-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Grinstaff, Mark W., 1965-, Chemistry, Inorganic, Proteins, Charge exchange, DNA, Biomedical materials, Biochemistry, Minorities in science, Polymers in medicine, Eye--Surgery, Biomedical engineers
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Oral history interview with Carver A. Mead
- 2004-Sep-30
- 2004-Dec-08
- 2005-Aug-15
Carver A. Mead begins with a review of his family history and his childhood near a power plant in Kernville, California. He discusses his early interest in electronics, which included getting his ham radio license and…
- Interviewee Mead, Carver
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Mead, Carver, Electronic industries, Electronics engineers, Semiconductor industry, Microelectronics, Integrated circuits, Entrepreneurship
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Oral history interview with Kun Ping Lu
- 2005-Aug-03 – 2005-Aug-05
Kun Ping Lu was born in Pinghe County, a rural area of Fujian Province in southern China, one of six children. His father had been born into a poor farming family who adopted him out to a wealthy family who had one…
- Interviewee Lu, Kun Ping, 1963-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Lu, Kun Ping, 1963-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Cells--Growth--Regulation, Cytology, Biochemistry, Emigration and immigration, Baylor College of Medicine, Cell interaction, Aspergillus, Harvard Medical School, Alzheimer's disease
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Oral history interview with Dimitar B. Nikolov
- 2005-Jul-05 – 2005-Jul-07
Dimitar B. Nikolov grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria, the only child of a mother who is still a chemist and a father who was an electrical engineer. His paternal grandparents lived with them and cared for Nikolov while his…
- Interviewee Nikolov, Dimitar B., 1966-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Nikolov, Dimitar B., 1966-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, X-ray crystallography, Genetic transcription
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Oral history interview with Roy G. Neville
- 2005-Jun-20 (First session)
- 2005-Jun-21 (Second session)
Roy G. Neville comments on his family and his childhood in Bournemouth, England during the start of World War II, while admitting that he was not very intrigued by his first chemistry lesson but enjoyed performing…
- Interviewee Neville, Roy G.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemistry, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, Neville, Roy G., Science--Historiography, Emigration and immigration
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13 items
Oral history interview with Leslie L. Vadasz
- 2005-Mar-15
- 2005-Apr-19
- 2005-Jun-07
Leslie L. Vadasz begins the first interview by describing his childhood in Budapest during World War II. Vadasz developed an early interest in mathematics and literature, and began an undergraduate mechanical…
- Interviewee Vadasz, Leslie L., 1936-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Fairchild (Firm), Electronic industries, Metal oxide semiconductors, Intel Corporation, Microelectronics industry, Vadasz, Leslie L., 1936-, Semiconductor industry, Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Christopher Rongo
- 2008-May-19 – 2005-May-20
Christopher Rongo was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, as an only child. Although science always interested him, he did not always have the determination to be a scientist. His undergraduate work at the University of…
- Interviewee Rongo, Christopher, 1968-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Rongo, Christopher, 1968-, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Neuroscientists, Nervous system--Research, Mitochondria
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Oral history interview with Reatha Clark King
- 2005-May-01
Reatha Clark King was born in Pavo, Georgia, the second of three daughters. Her father was a sharecropper who never learned to read or write, and her mother, who went to school only through third grade, worked as a…
- Interviewee King, Reatha Clark, 1938-
- Interviewer Brown, Jeannette E.
- Subject King, Reatha Clark, 1938-, Chemistry, Women in chemistry, United States. National Bureau of Standards, United States. Advanced Research Projects Agency, City University of New York, Metropolitan State University, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, General Mills Foundation, African American women, African American women chemists, Scientists, Black
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Oral history interview with James M. Goldey
- 2005-Feb-18 (First session)
- 2005-Apr-08 (Second session)
James M. Goldey chronicles his involvement with the electronics industry and his career at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. He describes his interaction with William B. Shockley, Julius Molnar, Jack Moll, and Ian M.…
- Interviewee Goldey, James M., 1926-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Subject Fairchild (Firm), Goldey, James M., 1926-, Silicon, Western Electric Company, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Physicists, Physicists--Biography
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Oral history interview with Harry Sello
- 2004-Nov-04 (First session)
- 2005-Jan-07 (Second session)
- 2005-Mar-16 (Third session)
Harry Sello begins his oral history interview with a review of his childhood which included emigration from Russia. Sello became interested in chemistry and completed undergraduate work in organic chemistry before…
- Interviewee Sello, Harry, 1921-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Subject Fairchild (Firm), Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Metal oxide semiconductors, Complementary, Grove, Andrew S., Microelectronics industry, Shockley, William, 1910-1989, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electronic industries, Chemists, Intel Corporation, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Hoerni, Jean A., 1924-1997, Sello, Harry, 1921-, Chemists--Biography, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with John D. Macdougall
- 2005-Mar-07
John D. Macdougall begins the interview with a summary of his graduate and doctoral work. In 1966 Macdougall began working at Sprague Electric Company in the research and development department with ion implementation.…
- Interviewee Macdougall, John D., 1940-
- Interviewer Lécuyer, Christophe
- Subject Macdougall, John D., 1940-, Sprague Electric Company, Magnetic separators, Transistor-transistor logic circuits, Electric circuits, Linear, Metal oxide semiconductors, Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, Defense contracts, General Cable Corporation
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Oral history interview with Michael J. Overduin
- 2005-Feb-08 – 2005-Feb-09
Michael J. Overduin was born in Ontario, Canada, the second oldest of five children. Overduin's father received master's degrees in English and music and was a teacher who traveled around Ontario to develop new programs…
- Interviewee Overduin, Michael J., 1967-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Overduin, Michael J., 1967-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Proteins--Research, Endocytosis
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Oral history interview with Kevan M. Shokat
- 2005-Jan-24 – 2005-Jan-26
Kevan M. Shokat was born in Boulder City, Nevada, but raised (mostly) in the San Francisco Bay Area in Albany, California (except for a year in Iran), the older—by twelve years—of two brothers. His parents were both…
- Interviewee Shokat, Kevan M., 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Shokat, Kevan M., 1965-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Enzymes--Research, Immunology, Genetics, Protein kinases, Cytology--Research, Medicine--Research
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Oral history interview with Douglas R. Kellogg
- 2005-Jan-13
- 2005-Jan-17
Douglas R. Kellogg grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, the second oldest of four children. He had an early interest in reading, and took classes with several influential teachers. Kellogg first chose the University of…
- Interviewee Kellogg, Douglas R., 1960-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kellogg, Douglas R., 1960-, Drosophila, Biochemistry, Cytoskeleton--Formation, Cell cycle, Growth factors, Molecular genetics, Cytology, Cell interaction, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with William S. Talbot
- 2005-Jan-10 – 2005-Jan-12
William S. Talbot grew up in Gainesville, Florida, enjoying nature, playing outside, and playing sports (for a time, an offensive guard and a nose tackle in football). His father was an oral surgeon who did a stint in…
- Interviewee Talbot, William S., 1966-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Talbot, William S., 1966-, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Drosophila, Genetics, Developmental biology
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Oral history interview with Sherry Bartolucci
- 2005-Jan-05
Sherry Bartolucci begins the interview session with a description of her secondary school experience and her strong personal motivation to excel. She describes her early introduction to business management at AT&T and…