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8 items
Oral history interview with Calvin S. Fuller
- 1986-Apr-29
In this interview Dr. Fuller traces his early years and the development of his interests in radio and in chemistry. Encouraged by an outstanding high school teacher, Fuller won a scholarship to the University of…
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7 items
Oral history interview with Leo Mandelkern
- 1986-Apr-28
In this interview Professor Leo Mandelkern begins with his early years in New York City and his undergraduate education at Cornell University. This is followed by his service as a meteorologist during World War II. In…
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6 items
Oral history interview with John R. Schaefgen
- 1986-Apr-03
In this interview John Schaefgen begins with his family history and early life in Gross Point, Illinois. He then discusses the development of his interest in science, and describes his education, including his…
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6 items
Oral history interview with Herbert Morawetz
- 1986-Apr-01
In this interview, Herbert Morawetz traces his early life prior to leaving Czechoslovakia on the Nazi invasion and resettling in Canada, where he studied chemical engineering at the University of Toronto. He describes…
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3 items
Oral history interview with Henry Taube
- 1986-Mar-19
This brief, informal interview begins with Taube describing his early career at Cornell University and the University of California, Berkeley, and his decision to accept a position at the University of Chicago, where In…
- Interviewee Taube, Henry, 1915-2005
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Taube, Henry, 1915-2005, University of Chicago, Chemists--Biography, Chemists, Chemistry, Inorganic, Nobel Prize winners
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4 items
Oral history interview with Paul W. Morgan
- 1986-Mar-15
Paul Morgan starts the interview by describing his childhood in Maine and his family background, high school, and early interests. After undergraduate studies at the University of Maine, Morgan did graduate research at…
- Interviewee Morgan, Paul W.
- Interviewer Skolnik, Herman
- Subject Chemists, Morgan, Paul W., Ohio State University, Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
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6 items
Oral history interview with Leo H. Sternbach
- 1986-Mar-12
Leo H. Sternbach begins the interview with a discussion of his family and childhood in Austria and Poland. He describes his early education during the First World War as well as his experiences working in his father's…
- Interviewee Sternbach, L. H. (Leo H.)
- Interviewer Koeppel, Tonja A.
- Subject Roche Diagnostics, Sternbach, L. H. (Leo H.), Chemists--Biography, Benzodiazepines, Chemists, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Terry Magnuson
- 1986-Mar-06
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Magnuson, Terry
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Magnuson, Terry, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Developmental genetics, Mammals--Physiology, Mammals
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8 items
Oral history interview with Oliver M. Hayden
- 1986-Feb-18
Hayden begins with his life in Windsor, Connecticut, his academic life at Clark College, and his first employment with insurance companies in Hartford. He served in clinical laboratories and other assignments in the…
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7 items
Oral history interview with James B. Nichols
- 1986-Jan-14 (First session)
- 1986-Jan-16 (Second session)
Raised primarily by his widowed mother, Nichols won scholarships to help him through his undergraduate studies of chemistry at Cornell, where he completed a senior research project with Wilder D. Bancroft. At Bancroft's…
- Interviewee Nichols, James Burton, 1902-1995
- Interviewer Ferguson, Raymond C.
- Subject Chemists, Nichols, James Burton, 1902-1995, Chemists--Biography, Svedberg, Theodor, 1884-1971
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8 items
Oral history interview with Earl L. Warrick
- 1986-Jan-16
Earl L. Warrick begins the interview with a description of his parents and childhood, which involved frequent moves between cities. He tells of his undergraduate years at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, where the…
- Interviewee Warrick, Earl L., 1911-2002
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Dow Corning Corporation, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, Warrick, Earl L., 1911-2002, Mellon Institute
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7 items
Oral history interview with Malcolm E. Pruitt
- 1986-Jan-15
In this interview Mac Pruitt discusses his early upbringing in a rural area of Texas and his struggles to complete undergraduate education during the Depression. After starting as a control chemist on the graveyard…
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6 items
Oral history interview with Donald A. Green and Willard C. Asbury
- 1985-Dec-09
Peter Morris starts this interview by asking Donald Green and Willard Asbury about the early years at Standard Oil Development Company and the influence of Frank Howard and Eger Murphree. The arc process is discussed as…
- Interviewee Asbury, Willard C., 1900-1986, Green, Donald A., 1905-1988
- Interviewer Morris, Peter J. T.
- Subject Petroleum industry and trade, Asbury, Willard C., 1900-1986, Atmospheric Nitrogen Company, United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Petroleum chemicals industry, Green, Donald A., 1905-1988, Standard Oil Company, Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, Hydrogenation Engineering and Chemical Company, Standard Oil Development Company, Esso Research and Engineering Company, Solvay Process Company, Enjay Chemical Company, Ziegler-Natta catalysts, Chemical engineers
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18 items
Oral history interview with Hoyt C. Hottel
- 1985-Nov-18 (First session)
- 1985-Dec-02 (Second session)
Hoyt C. Hottel begins the first interview with a description of his childhood and education in Indiana, Missouri, and later Illinois, where his father was a salesman in the rubber industry. He praises his early…
- Interviewee Hottel, Hoyt C. (Hoyt Clarke), 1903-1998
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Combustion, Heat--Transmission, Hottel, Hoyt C. (Hoyt Clarke), 1903-1998, Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957, Incendiary bombs, Chemical engineers, Combustion engineering, Cabot, Godfrey L. (Godfrey Lowell), 1861-1962, Solar energy
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8 items
Oral history interview with Paul S. Greer
- 1985-Nov-13
Paul Greer begins his interview with a short description of his upbringing in western Pennsylvania, where his father operated a successful business college. Greer studied chemistry at the small Grove City College, but…
- Interviewee Greer, Paul S., 1904-2006
- Interviewer Morris, Peter J. T.
- Subject Chemical engineering, United States. Army Research Office, Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation, Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Office of Synthetic Rubber, Greer, Paul S., 1904-2006, Chemical engineers, Petroleum chemicals
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4 items
Oral history interview with Albert Eschenmoser
- 1985-Oct-07
Albert Eschenmoser begins the interview with a discussion of his early life and education. Born in Switzerland, he attended school in the canton of Uri. At the age of sixteen, he decided that he wanted to become a…
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9 items
Oral history interview with Carl Djerassi
- 1985-Jul-31
In this interview Carl Djerassi begins with his early years in Vienna and Bulgaria, including his schooling at the American College in Sofia. This is followed by his immigration to the United States, with special…
- Interviewee Djerassi, Carl
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Djerassi, Carl, Syntex Corporation, Cetus Corporation, Chemists, Chemistry, Organic, Zoecon Corporation, Wayne State University, Stanford University, Chemistry, Ciba Pharmaceutical Company, Chemists--Biography, Steroids, Emigration and immigration
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6 items
Oral history interview with Arnold O. Beckman
- 1985-Jul-23
The second interview begins with Arnold Beckman describing the National Technical Laboratories in the late 1930s. He details NTL policies and operations. The majority of the transcript focuses on the change from NTL to…
- Interviewee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject California Institute of Technology, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Beckman, Arnold O., Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Instrument manufacture, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement, Potentiometer, Chemical engineers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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5 items
Oral history interview with Carroll A. Hochwalt
- 1985-Jul-12
Carroll A. Hochwalt begins with his early years in Dayton, Ohio, including his student days at the University of Dayton. This is followed by his work with Charles Kettering and Thomas Midgley, Jr., at Dayton Metal…
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11 items
Oral history interview with William O. Baker
- 1985-May-23 (First session)
- 1985-Jun-18 (Second session)
This interview with William O. Baker begins with a discussion of Baker's childhood on Maryland's Eastern Shore, where his parents were involved in raising fowl and developing therapy for turkey pathology; this, along…
- Interviewee Baker, William O. (William Oliver), 1915-2005
- Interviewer Goldstein, Marcy, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Rubber Reserve Company, Polymers, AT & T Bell Laboratories, Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937, Chemists--Biography, Debye, Peter J. W. (Peter Josef William), 1884-1966, Baker, William O. (William Oliver), 1915-2005, Crystalline polymers, Solid state physics, Solid state chemistry
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6 items
Oral history interview with Arnold O. Beckman
- 1985-Apr-23
This interview, the first of several with Arnold Beckman conducted by the Chemical Heritage Foundation, begins with a discussion of Beckman's teenage experience as an industrial chemist at a local gas works in…
- Interviewee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject California Institute of Technology, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Beckman, Arnold O., Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Instrument manufacture, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement, Potentiometer, Chemical engineers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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4 items
Oral history interview with Tadeus Reichstein
- 1985-Apr-22
In this interview Tadeus Reichstein discusses his long and distinguished career as an organic chemist. He begins by recalling his family and early education in Germany and Switzerland. The interview continues with…
- Interviewee Reichstein, Tadeusz, 1897-1996
- Interviewer Koeppel, Tonja A.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Nobel Prize winners, Chemical engineers
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11 items
Oral history interview with Stuart Winston Churchill
- 1985-Mar-21 (First session)
- 1985-Mar-28 (Second session)
Stuart Churchill begins with background information about his family and early education. He then describes his undergraduate years at the University of Michigan, where he was quite active in the mathematics department…
- Interviewee Churchill, Stuart Winston, 1920-
- Interviewer Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Chemical engineering, Shell Oil Company, University of Michigan, Frontier Chemical Company, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, University of Pennsylvania, Heat--Convection, Natural, Chemical engineers, Heat--Transmission, Churchill, Stuart Winston, 1920-, Brown, George Granger, 1896-
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8 items
Oral history interview with Koji Nakanishi
- 1985-Feb-15
This interview covers the life of Koji Nakanishi from his early education in Egypt to his current work as Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University and Director of the Suntory Institute for Bioorganic Research in…
- Interviewee Nakanishi, Kōji, 1925-2019
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Nakanishi, Kōji, 1925-2019, Columbia University, Infrared spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance, Circular dichroism, Chemistry, Organic, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Tōhoku Daigaku, Tōkyō Kyōiku Daigaku, Nagoya Daigaku, Natural products--Research, Emigration and immigration
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5 items
Oral history interview with Claude K. Deischer
- 1984-Apr-27
In this interview, Claude K. Deischer discusses his life and his career as a chemist and historian of chemistry. Initially, Deischer recollects his childhood and early education. He then speaks about his undergraduate…
- Interviewee Deischer, Claude K., 1903-1992
- Interviewer Heitmann, John A.
- Subject Chemistry, Chemists, Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection, Deischer, Claude K., 1903-1992, University of Pennsylvania, Chemists--Biography