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14 items
Oral history interview with Herman E. Schroeder
- 1986-Dec-30 (First session)
- 1987-Jan-12 (Second session)
Herman Schroeder starts the interview by discussing his family background and growing up in Brooklyn. An early learner, Schroeder attended public and private high schools where his scientific interests were first…
- Interviewee Schroeder, H. E.
- Interviewer Ferguson, Raymond C.
- Subject Polymers, Chemists, Schroeder, H. E., Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
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9 items
Oral history interview with E. Bright Wilson, Jr.
- 1986-Nov-17 (First session)
- 1986-Nov-18 (Second session)
E. Bright Wilson, Jr. begins the interview with a description of his parents, childhood, and early education. He then discusses his undergraduate and graduate studies at Princeton University, where he was inspired by…
- Interviewee Wilson, E. Bright (Edgar Bright), 1908-
- Interviewer Ferguson, Raymond C.
- Subject Spectrum analysis, Wilson, E. Bright (Edgar Bright), 1908-, Quantum theory, Chemists, Harvard University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Princeton University, Chemists--Biography, Kistiakowsky, George B. (George Bogdan), 1900-1982
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5 items
Oral history interview with Paul M. Doty
- 1986-Nov-17
Paul Doty begins by describing his family's background and his early education in Western Pennsylvania. He also recalls attending the ACS national meeting while he was still a teenager. He describes his impressions of…
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3 items
Oral history interview with Elizabeth Dyer
- 1986-Oct-13
Elizabeth Dyer recounts her childhood in Haverill, Massachusetts and entering Mount Holyoke College at the age of seventeen. There she was influenced by two outstanding teachers, Louisa Stevenson and Dorothy Hahn, which…
- Interviewee Dyer, Elizabeth, 1906-1995
- Interviewer Skolnik, Herman
- Subject Women in science, Dyer, Elizabeth, 1906-1995, Chemistry, Polymers, University of Delaware, Women chemists, Chemists
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6 items
Oral history interview with Rudolf Signer
- 1986-Sep-30
Rudolf Signer starts this interview by talking about his family background in Herisau. The Kantonschule at St. Gallen emphasized mathematics and the sciences, and there, Signer's youthful interests in astronomy and…
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9 items
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, Emigration and immigration
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6 items
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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10 items
Oral 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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6 items
Oral history interview with Ray H. Boundy
- 1986-Aug-21
Ray Boundy begins his interview by describing his family background in western Pennsylvania, his grammar school experience and his college studies at Grove City College. He then studied chemical engineering at Case…
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10 items
Oral 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 items
Oral 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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8 items
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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6 items
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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10 items
Oral history interview with Daniel W. Fox
- 1986-Aug-14
Daniel Fox begins the interview with a discussion of his family background and early education. Fox and his sisters grew up in various parts of Pennsylvania. He credits his high school chemistry teacher with piquing his…
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7 items
Oral history interview with Allan S. Hay
- 1986-Jul-24
Allan S. Hay begins the interview with a description of his secondary and undergraduate education in Alberta. After briefly describing his graduate work at the University of Illinois and a summer job at Du Pont, he…
- Interviewee Hay, Allan S., 1929-2017
- Interviewer Wise, George, Fine, Leonard W.
- Subject Hay, Allan S., 1929-2017, Plastics--Research, Chemistry, Polymers, Chemists, General Electric Company, Chemists--Biography, Polyphenylene oxide, University of Alberta, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Emigration and immigration
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8 items
Oral history interview with Charles E. Reed
- 1986-Jul-11
Charles Reed begins the interview with a discussion of his family background and early education. Reed grew up in Findlay, Ohio, and credits his high school teachers with fostering his interest in the sciences. He…
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20 items
Oral 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, Emigration and immigration
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8 items
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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10 items
Oral history interview with Hubert N. Alyea
- 1986-May-22 (First session)
- 1986-May-30 (Second session)
Hubert Alyea was an internationally known popularizer of chemistry. His public demonstrations and academic lectures won him numerous awards and imparted the beauty of chemistry to his students and interested laypeople…
- Interviewee Alyea, Hubert N. (Hubert Newcombe), 1903-
- Interviewer Doel, Ronald E., Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Poliomyelitis--Patients, Scientists with disabilities, People with disabilities, Alyea, Hubert N. (Hubert Newcombe), 1903-, General Electric Company, Princeton University, Chemists--Biography, Poliomyelitis
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20 items
Oral history interview with Charles P. Smyth
- 1986-May-30
Charles P. Smyth begins the interview by naming the many scientists in his family and discussing his undergraduate education at Princeton, with descriptions of the curriculum, faculty, and facilities. He then describes…
- Interviewee Smyth, Charles Phelps, 1895-1990
- Interviewer Doel, Ronald E., Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject United States. War Department. Alsos Mission, World War (1914-1918), World War (1939-1945), Smyth, Charles Phelps, 1895-1990, Princeton University, Chemists--Biography, Chemists
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7 items
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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6 items
Oral history interview with Gerhard Herzberg
- 1986-May-05
Gerhard Herzberg descries his schooling in Germany. An interest in science and mathematics was kindled at his school in Hamburg; indeed, Herzberg's first interest was astronomy. More practical considerations led him to…
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6 items
Oral history interview with Stephanie L. Kwolek (1986)
- 1986-May-04
Stephanie Kwolek starts this interview by describing her family background. Her father's early death meant that her mother had to work to support Kwolek and her brother, who later became a chemical engineer. At the…
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4 items
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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10 items
Oral 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…