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5 items
Oral history interview with Nathalie Dusoulier
- 2000-Jun-19
Nathalie Dusoulier begins her interview by discussing her family background and education. She recounts how she started working in information science from her background in pharmacology. She then speaks about her…
- Interviewee Dusoulier, Nathalie, 1927-2010
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Subject Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France), Pharmacology, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Women in information science, Pharmacologists, Institut de l'information scientifique et technique (France), United Nations, Chemistry--Abstracting and indexing, Women in science, Information storage and retrieval systems--Chemistry, Dusoulier, Nathalie, 1927-2010, Information science
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4 items
Oral history interview with Jacques-Emile Dubois
- 2001-Jan-21
Jacques-Emile Dubois begins the interview with a discussion of his family and early education. He discusses his paternal grandfather's and father's roles in World War I and his family's influence, his father's in…
- Interviewee Dubois, J. E. (Jaques-Emile), 1920-
- Interviewer Burke, Colin B.
- Subject Physical sciences, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Universität des Saarlandes, Physical scientists, Chemistry--Abstracting and indexing, Université de Paris, Dubois, J. E. (Jaques-Emile), 1920-, Information storage and retrieval systems--Chemistry, CODATA
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2 items
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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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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6 items
Oral history interview with Edward Donley
- 1995-Jan-26
The interview begins with Edward Donley describing his early years growing up on his family's farm and attending a one-room schoolhouse. After graduating from high school, Donley joined the Civilian Conservation Corps…
- Interviewee Donley, Edward, 1921-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Hydrogen, Mechanical engineers, American Standard, Inc., Pool, Leonard Parker, 1906-1975, Continental Aviation and Engineering Company, Liquid oxygen, Mechanical engineering, Oxygen, Donley, Edward, 1921-, Air Products and Chemicals, inc.
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16 items
Oral history interview with William von Eggers Doering
- 1990-Nov-09 (First session)
- 1991-May-29 (Second session)
William von Eggers Doering begins these interviews with a discussion of his early life and family background. His parents were both musicians, and met while they were both studying music in Leipzig. When World War I…
- Interviewee Doering, W. von E. (William Von Eggers), 1917-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemistry, Hickrill Chemical Research Foundation, Yale University, Woodward, R. B. (Robert Burns), 1917-1979, Procter & Gamble Company, Doering, W. von E. (William Von Eggers), 1917-, Chemistry, Organic, Harvard University, Quinine, Chemists--Biography, Columbia University, Chemists
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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
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9 items
Oral history interview with Allen G. Debus
- 2007-Mar-29
Allen G. Debus grew up in Evanston, a suburb to the north of Chicago, where he attended public schools. He earned a BS in chemistry, with almost enough credits for a second major in history. After working at Abbott…
- Interviewee Debus, Allen G.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Historians of science, Chemistry, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, Science--Historiography, Debus, Allen G.
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15 items
Oral history interview with Melvin S. Day
- 1997-Jul-15
Melvin Day begins the interview with a discussion of his family and childhood years in Boston. Day grew up during the Depression and often worked in his father's oil company after school to help ends meet. Day attended…
- Interviewee Day, Melvin S., 1923-2013
- Interviewer Williams, Robert V.
- Subject United States. National Technical Information Service, Chemistry--Nomenclature, M. Day Consulting, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Chemists, National Science Foundation (U.S.), National Library of Medicine (U.S.), Chemists--Biography, Chemistry--Abstracting and indexing, Abstracting, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Information storage and retrieval systems--Chemistry, Chemistry--Research
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5 items
Oral history interview with Tucker Collins
- 1991-Mar-04
Tucker Collins grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He won the Westinghouse Science Talent Search and was accepted at Amherst College, where he worked with Edward Leadbetter and Walter Godchaux. He spent two summers…
- Interviewee Collins, Tucker
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Howard University, Cytokines, Platelet-derived growth factor
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6 items
Oral history interview with Donald J. Cram
- 1981-Jan-14
In this interview Donald Cram talks briefly about his family and growing up in Vermont, Florida and New York, and this is followed by a description of his experiences at Rollins College and his start in the world of…
- Interviewee Cram, Donald J.
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Cram, Donald J., Interviews, Chemists, Chemistry, Organic, Chemists--Biography, Nobel Prize winners, Chemistry
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8 items
Oral history interview with Vincent J. Coates
- 2003-May-05
Vincent J. Coates was too young to join the military at the start of World War II, so he got a job filing machine parts and began attending the Bridgeport Engineering Institute. He later applied the knowledge he had…
- Interviewee Coates, Vincent J., 1925-2012
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Field ion microscopes, Coates & Welter Instrument Company
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14 items
Oral history interview with Mildred Cohn
- 1987-Dec-15 (First session)
- 1988-Jan-06 (Second session)
Mildred Cohn begins the interview by reflecting on her childhood, education, and family life, describing how she was prepared to enter college by age fourteen. She then discusses her undergraduate experience at Hunter…
- Interviewee Cohn, Mildred, 1913-2009
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Women biochemists, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981, University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine, Du Vigneaud, Vincent, 1901-1978, Biochemistry, Harvard Medical School, Cornell University, Women chemists, Cohn, Mildred, 1913-2009, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society of Biological Chemists, Women in science, Biochemists, George Washington University
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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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3 items
Oral history interview with Sally Chapman
- 2009-Jan-05 (First session)
- 2009-Jan-06 (Second session)
Sally Chapman's interest in science was fostered both by her "tinkerer" father and by the nationwide interest in innovative science education that occurred after Sputnik. She attended Smith College and worked for the…
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8 items
Oral history interview with Gordon A. Cain
- 1992-Feb-18
Gordon A. Cain begins the interview by discussing his early influences from the chemical and engineering disciplines. He next recounts his undergraduate education at Louisiana State University during the Great…
- Interviewee Cain, Gordon, 1912-2002
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Cain, Gordon, 1912-2002, Cain Chemical Inc., Chemical industry, Freeport Sulphur Company, Sterling Chemicals Inc., Chemical engineers
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6 items
Oral history interview with Leo Brewer
- 1992-Apr-03
Leo Brewer begins the interview with a description of his family and his early years growing up in Youngstown, Ohio. Brewer's father worked as a shoe repairman until the Depression hit in 1929. Brewer and his family…
- Interviewee Brewer, Leo, 1919-2005
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Thermochemistry, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Plutonium, Thermodynamics, High temperature chemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley. College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley. Department of Chemistry, Chemists--Biography, Actinide elements, Brewer, Leo, 1919-2005, Manhattan Project (U.S.)
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11 items
Oral history interview with Ronald C. Breslow
- 1999-Mar-19 (First session)
- 1999-Apr-09 (Second session)
Ronald Breslow begins the interview with a discussion of his family life and background. He grew up in Rahway, New Jersey, the son of a physician. Max Tishler, a family friend, helped to pique Breslow's interest in…
- Interviewee Breslow, Ronald
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Woodward, R. B. (Robert Burns), 1917-1979, Chemistry, Organic, Breslow, Ronald, Columbia University, Cancer--Research, Chemists--Biography
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Oral history interview with E.N. (Ned) Brandt
- 1992-Jun-17
E.N. (Ned) Brandt, company historian of The Dow Chemical Company and a major figure in Dow's public relations activities for over three decades, begins the interview by touching on his family background and early…
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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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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 Elkan Blout
- 1991-May-30 (First session)
- 2002-Sep-13 (Second session)
- 2002-Nov-22 (Third session)
Elkan R. Blout begins the interview with a description of his family and childhood. Growing up in Manhattan as an only child, Blout was cared for by his parents, aunts, and uncles. He attended DeWitt Clinton High…
- Interviewee Blout, E. R. (Elkan Rogers), 1919-2006
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Blout, E. R. (Elkan Rogers), 1919-2006, Harvard School of Public Health, Land, Edwin H., 1909-1991, Polaroid Corporation, Children's Hospital Medical Center (Boston, Mass.), Harvard Medical School, Chemists--Biography, Columbia University, Woodward, R. B. (Robert Burns), 1917-1979
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6 items
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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5 items
Oral history interview with Frank J. Biondi
- 1996-Mar-19
This interview discusses Frank J. Biondi's education, career, and involvement in The Electrochemical Society, beginning with college experiences as a chemical engineering major at Lehigh University and initial work at…
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6 items
Oral history interview with John H. Beynon
- 2008-Apr-22
John H. Beynon was born in Ystalyfera, Wales, the older of two sons whose parents ended their education at secondary school. Beynon grew up in a coal mining town and attended a local university, the University of Wales…