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Oral history interview with Emmett D. Crawford
- 2011-Oct-06 – 2011-Oct-07
Emmett D. Crawford was born in Meridian, Mississippi, but grew up in Laurinburg, North Carolina. His father, a minister and director of admissions at St. Andrews Presbyterian College, and his mother, a teacher, divorced…
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8 items
Oral history interview with Henri Termeer
- 2006-May-23 (First interview)
- 2006-Dec-07 (Second interview)
- 2007-Aug-02 (Third interview)
- 2008-Dec-18 (Fourth interview)
- 2011-Sep-30 (Fifth interview)
Henri Termeer begins his interview by discussing his parents’ histories, the influence of family, and his entrance into the business world. He describes how, as a boy, he began to develop leadership skills as early as…
- Interviewee Termeer, Henri A.
- Interviewer Everson, Ted, Dionisio, Jennifer, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Baxter International Inc., Termeer, Henri, 1946-2017, Executives, Genzyme Center (Cambridge, Mass.), Gaucher disease--Treatment, Gaucher disease, Biotechnology, Biotechnology industries, Emigration and immigration
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5 items
Oral history interview with Peter B. Lederman
- 2011-Sep-01 (First session)
- 2011-Sep-19 (Second session)
Peter B. Lederman was born in Weimar, Germany. When Peter was seven the family left for the United States, spending about six months in England on the way finally settling in New York City. When he entered the…
- Interviewee Lederman, Peter B. (Peter Bernd), 1931-2020
- Interviewer Caruso, David J., (David Joseph), 1978-, Hunter, Sarah L., 1985
- Subject Lederman, Peter B. (Peter Bernd), 1931-2020, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, University of Michigan, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Shell Oil Company, Esso Research and Engineering Company, Chemical engineers, Water--Pollution, Emigration and immigration
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6 items
Oral history interview with Uma Chowdhry
- 2011-Aug-24 – 2011-Aug-25
Uma Chowdhry grew up in Bombay (later Mumbai), India, one of three children. She attended British missionary schools, which taught in English, and became interested in science in high school. Having obtained a…
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6 items
Oral history interview with Foil A. Miller
- 2001-May-23 (First session)
- 2011-Jun-28 (Second session)
Foil A. Miller begins the interview by describing the origins of the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy [Pittcon]. Miller was involved early on with Pittcon and its two founding…
- Interviewee Miller, Foil A., 1916-
- Interviewer Sharkey, John B., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Infrared spectroscopy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Miller, Foil A., 1916-, Chemists--Biography, University of Illinois at Chicago, Mellon Institute, University of Minnesota
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3 items
Oral history interview with Ronald D. Macfarlane
- 2011-May-26
Ronald Macfarlane was born in Buffalo, New York, the oldest of three children. An excellent teacher in high school sparked his interest in chemistry, and Macfarlane attended the University of Buffalo, majoring in…
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4 items
Oral history interview with John R. Ferraro
- 2011-May-09
John R. Ferraro was born and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Richard T. Crane Technical High School, then worked at General Motors for three years before entering Illinois Institute of Technology, majoring in…
- Interviewee Ferraro, John R., 1918-
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Subject Spectrum analysis, Chemists, Argonne National Laboratory, Ferraro, John R., 1918-, Chemists--Biography
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Oral history interview with Thomas E. Everhart
- 2007-Mar-28
- 2011-May-03
Thomas E. Everhart’s oral history begins with a discussion of his work with the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Everhart talks about Gordon E. Moore’s contributions to the electronics world. He describes his time as…
- Interviewee Everhart, Thomas E.
- Interviewer Mody, Cyrus C. M., Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Everhart, Thomas E., Scanning electron microscopes, California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Microwave tubes, Integrated circuits, Microfabrication, Cornell University, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Research grants, University of Illinois (System), Consulting engineers
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4 items
Oral history interview with Marvin Margoshes
- 2011-Apr-06
Marvin Margoshes grew up in New York City, New York, one of three children. His parents had left the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his father from Galicia and his mother from Hungary, and had met as members of a Zionist…
- Interviewee Margoshes, Marvin
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Subject Chemistry, Physical and theoretical--Research, Chemists, Analytical chemistry, Chemists--Biography, Margoshes, Marvin
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Victor J. Kimm
- 2011-Feb-03
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Victor J. Kimm…
- Interviewee Kimm, Victor J., 1934-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Kimm, Victor J., 1934-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Water, Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 (United States)
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Oral history interview with James R. Von Ehr
- 2011-Jan-24
James R. Von Ehr, II, grew up in Grand Rapids and New Buffalo, Michigan, one of three children. His parents did not attend college but emphasized that education was important. Von Ehr's interest in electronics was…
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Glenn E. Schweitzer
- 2010-Dec-29
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Glenn E. Schweitzer…
- Interviewee Schweitzer, Glenn E.
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-
- Subject Schweitzer, Glenn E., Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation
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8 items
Oral history interview with Kazuo Inamori
- 2010-Apr-19
- 2010-Nov-13
Kazuo Inamori was born in 1932 in Kagoshima, Japan, which lies on the southern tip of Kyushu Island—the southernmost of Japan's four largest islands. He was one of seven children. During elementary school, he was a very…
- Interviewee Inamori, Kazuo, 1932-
- Interviewer Tritton, Thomas R., Ulrych, Richard
- Subject Inamori, Kazuo, 1932-, Chemistry, Organic, Shortwave radio, Kyōto Seramikku Kabushiki Kaisha, Matsushita Denki Sangyō, International business enterprises, Electric insulators and insulation, Fairchild (Firm), Telecommunication, Inamori Zaidan, Industrial management, Case Western Reserve University, Chemical engineers
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7 items
Oral history interview with Nancy B. Jackson
- 2010-Sep-22
Nancy B. Jackson was born in Wisconsin, and her family moved a few times during her childhood. Jackson spent much of her teenage years in St. Louis, Missouri. Both of her parents were United Church of Christ ministers.…
- Interviewee Jackson, Nancy B.
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Jackson, Nancy B., Women in science, Sandia National Laboratories, Chemical engineering, American Chemical Society, Sex discrimination, Working mothers, United States. Department of State, Chemicals--Safety measures, American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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11 items
Oral history interview with Herman Fialkov
- 2009-Sep-24 (First session)
- 2009-Nov-23 (Second session)
- 2010-Feb-27 (Third session)
- 2010-Jun-28 (Fourth session)
Herman Fialkov was born in 1922 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Herman attended City College of New York, studying engineering. He left college to take a job with Emerson Radio Corporation attending night school at…
- Interviewee Fialkov, Herman, 1922-2012
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Ulrych, Richard
- Subject Engineers, General Instrument Corporation, Businesspeople--Biography, Businesspeople, Electronic industries, New business enterprises, Entrepreneurship, Fialkov, Herman, 1922-2012, Engineers--Biography, Rock, Arthur, 1926-, Semiconductors
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Oral history interview with Isy Haas
- 2010-Jun-24 – 2010-Jun-25
Isy Haas was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He and his parents were Jewish and Polish citizens, not automatically Turkish. They spoke French and German until World War II, when they ceased speaking German. Haas attended a…
- Interviewee Haas, Isy, 1934-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Haas, Isy, 1934-, Remington Rand, Inc., Fairchild (Firm), Moore, Gordon E., 1929-, Last, Jay T., Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Diodes, Semiconductor, Integrated circuits, Teledyne, Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated, Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of James V. Aidala
- 2010-May-20
James V. Aidala began working with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a college intern in the Office of Pesticide Programs; he returned as a policy analyst in the new Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances…
- Interviewee Aidala, James V., 1954-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Aidala, James V., 1954-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Charles F. Lettow
- 2010-Apr-23
Charles F. Lettow grew up as a “Sputnik kid,” choosing to study chemical engineering as an undergraduate. He held one job in the chemical industry before serving in the U.S. Army; after his military service he moved…
- Interviewee Lettow, Charles F., 1941-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Lettow, Charles F., 1941-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Charles M. Auer
- 2010-Apr-23
Charles M. Auer joined the EPA’s Office of Toxic Substances, before the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was passed, as an entry level chemist doing screening-level risk assessments. He was the first chair of the…
- Interviewee Auer, Charles M., 1952-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Auer, Charles M., 1952-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Charles L. Elkins
- 2010-Apr-09
Charles L. Elkins witnessed the centralization of federal environmental regulation in the early 1970s, first as an Office of Management and Budget examiner and then in the newly created Environmental Protection Agency…
- Interviewee Elkins, Charles L., 1940-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Elkins, Charles L., 1940-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview with Burnaby Munson
- 2010-Apr-09
Burnaby Munson entered Tarleton State College in central Texas and transferred to the University of Texas in Austin, Texas; physical chemistry was his favorite subject. He studied the reactions of acetylene while in…
- Interviewee Munson, Burnaby
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Subject Field, F. H. (Frank Henry), 1922-, Franklin, J. L. (Joseph Louis), 1906-, American Society for Testing and Materials, Mass spectrometers, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Munson, Burnaby, Mass spectrometry, Chemists--Biography, Chemists
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Oral history interview with Marion C. Thurnauer
- 2010-Apr-07 – 2010-Apr-08
Marion C. Thurnauer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and moved with her family to Minnesota when she was still young. Her father, a ceramic engineer, introduced her to rocks and minerals and encouraged her to follow…
- Interviewee Thurnauer, Marion C., 1945-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Thurnauer, Marion C., 1945-, Women in science, Women in chemistry, Electron paramagnetic resonance, Photosynthesis, Argonne National Laboratory
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Marilyn C. Bracken
- 2010-Mar-05
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Marilyn C. Bracken’s…
- Interviewee Bracken, Marilyn C., 1935-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Bracken, Marilyn C., 1935-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Linda J. Fisher
- 2010-Mar-05
Linda J. Fisher was the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances; at the time when she became the Assistant Administrator, the Office was primarily focused on pesticides. But,…
- Interviewee Fisher, Linda Jane, 1952-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Fisher, Linda Jane, 1952-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview with Marvin L. Vestal
- 2010-Mar-03
Marvin L. Vestal obtained both bachelor's and master's degrees in Engineering Sciences from Purdue University, taking a break after two years to volunteer for the draft; he finished his undergraduate degree and master's…