| Description |
sound recordings: cassettes ( mins.) |
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Transcript : ( 32 leaves) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Chemical Heritage Foundation Oral History Transcript ; 0266.
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| Note |
Interview conducted by James G. Traynham at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wilmington, Delaware. |
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This oral history is one in a series initiated by the Chemical Heritage Foundation on behalf of the Society of Chemical Industry (American Section). |
| Summary |
Paul S. Anderson begins the interview with a discussion of his family and his childhood in Vermont. Though he was born in Concord, Vermont, in 1938, his father became the superintendent of Swainton, Vermont, schools soon after his son's birth, and so Anderson's family moved there. Paul Anderson attended Highgate High School, and went on to attend the University of Vermont for his undergraduate studies in chemistry. After receiving his B.S. in chemistry in 1959, Anderson attended the University of New Hampshire, where he earned his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1963. Following a brief post-doctoral fellowship with Jerrold Meinwald at Cornell University, Anderson accepted a senior research position at the Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories. Over the next thirty years, Anderson advanced through the ranks of Merck leadership, eventually becoming the vice-president for chemistry at their West Point facilities. In 1994, DuPont and Merck formed a joint-venture company, for which Anderson served as the vice-president for the chemical and physical sciences. Then, in 1998, DuPont bought out Merck's half of the joint venture and made Anderson the senior vice president of his department for the newly formed DuPont Pharmaceuticals. When Bristol-Meyers Squibb bought DuPont Pharmaceuticals in 2001, Anderson continued with the company as the vice-president of drug discovery. Anderson concludes his interview with his feelings about winning the Perkin Medal and the significance of federal funding for scientific research. |
| Cite As |
Paul S. Anderson interviewed by James G. Traynham at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wilmington, DE, 28 October 2002, (Philadelphia: Science History Institute, Oral History Transcript 0266.) |
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Sound recordings Science History Institute. |
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Transcript Science History Institute. |
| Use |
No restrictions on access. Reproduction and use with permission. Chemical Heritage Foundation. |
| Biography |
Born in Concord, Vermont on 3 February 1938. Education: B.S., chemistry, University of Vermont (1959), Ph.D., chemistry, University of New Hampshire (1963). Employment: 1964-1994 Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories [MSDRL]. 1994-2001 DuPont-Merck Pharmaceutical Company, 2001-2002 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. |
| Indexes |
Transcript has been indexed. |
| Note |
Part or all of this item has been digitized by Science History Institute. |
| Subject(s) |
Anderson, Paul S., Ph.D. -- Interviews.
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Chemists -- Interviews.
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Pharmaceutical chemistry.
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Pharmaceutical industry.
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Chemists -- Biography.
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Perkin Medal.
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Merck Sharp & Dohme.
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Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Company.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
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Oral histories.
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Interviews. aat
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| Alternate Author |
Traynham, James G. interviewer
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Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section.
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| Alternate Title |
Paul S. Anderson oral history interview |
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