Oral history interview with Francis O. Rice
- 1984-Jan-04 (First session)
- 1984-Jan-05 (Second session)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Francis O. Rice discusses his life and career in this interview, which begins with mention of his early days in England, his studies at Princeton, and his teaching at New York University. Rice describes his teaching, research, and administrative activities at the Johns Hopkins University and the Catholic University of America. Of central concern is his theory of free radicals. Mrs. Katherine Rice adds to the interview by discussing her husband's professional activities and remembering several of his closest colleagues. The interview concludes with an appraisal of the place of science in Catholic universities and an explanation of the Laidler-ADX controversy of the mid 1950's.
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About the Interviewer
John A. Heitmann holds a BS degree in chemistry from Davidson College and an MA degree in history from Clemson University. From 1971 to 1977, he worked as a chemist in the metallurgical industry. He then studied at the Johns Hopkins University under Owen Hannaway and received his doctorate in the history of science in 1983.
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Interviewee biographical information
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Education
| Year | Institution | Degree | Discipline |
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| 1911 | University of Liverpool | BSc | Chemistry |
| 1912 | University of Liverpool | MSc | Chemistry |
| 1916 | University of Liverpool | DSc | Chemistry |
Professional Experience
Princeton University
- 1919 1851 Exhibition Fellow
New York University
- 1919 to 1920 Instructor
- 1920 to 1924 Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
- 1924 to 1926 Associate, Chemistry Department
- 1926 to 1938 Associate Professor
- 1968 Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Cooperative Research
- 1968 to 1985 Director, Research Chemistry Lab, Johns Hopkins University
Catholic University of America
- 1938 to 1959 Professor and Head of Department, Chemistry Department
Georgetown University
- 1959 to 1962 Professor and Chairman of Department, Chemistry Department
University of Notre Dame
- 1962 to 1968 Visiting Research Professor and Principal Research Scientist
Cite as
Rice, F. O. (Francis Owen), interviewed by John A. Heitmann in Mishawaka, Indiana on January 5, 1984. Philadelphia: Science History Institute, n.d. Oral History Transcript 0006. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/f1881n180.
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The published version of the transcript may diverge from the interview audio due to edits to the transcript made by staff of the Center for Oral History, often at the request of the interviewee, during the transcript review process.