| Description |
Sound files ; digital, mp3 file |
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Transcript : (79 leaves) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Chemical Heritage Foundation Oral History Transcript ; 0008.
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| Note |
Interview conducted by Leon B. Gortler and John A. Heitmann at The Library at Wesleyan University. |
| Summary |
This interview discusses Max Tishler's life and career. Tishler reminisces about his family, early schooling, undergraduate education at Tufts, and graduate and postgraduate work at Harvard. He then talks about his colleagues at Harvard and the state of chemistry in the 1930s. The major portion of the interview contains Tishler's impressions of the research and development undertaken by Merck & Co. in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and of his role in that activity. He also describes individuals involved in that work and the major contributions that Merck & Co. made to combat disease. Tishler ends the interview by discussing his current activities at Wesleyan and presenting his views about the future direction of chemistry. |
| Cite As |
Max Tishler, interviewed by Leon B. Gortler and John A. Heitmann at The Library at Wesleyan University, 1983 November 14, (Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Oral History Transcript 0008). |
| Note |
Sound files Science History Institute. |
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Transcript Science History Institute. |
| Use |
No restrictions on access. Reproduction and use with permission. Chemical Heritage Foundation. |
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Born in Boston, Massachusetts on 30 October 1906. Died on 18 March 1989 in Middletown, Connecticut. Education: B.S., chemistry, Tufts College (1928), M.A., chemistry, Harvard University (1933), Ph.D., organic chemistry, Harvard University (1934). Employment: 1930-1937 Harvard University; 1937-1970 Merck and Company, Inc.; 1970-1974 Wesleyan University. |
| Indexes |
Transcript has been indexed. |
| Note |
Part or all of this item has been digitized by Science History Institute. |
| Subject(s) |
Tishler, Max -- Interviews.
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Kohler, Elmer Peter 1865-1938.
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Harvard University.
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Merck & Co.
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Chemists -- Biography.
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Chemists -- Interviews.
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| Genre |
Oral histories.
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Interviews. aat
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| Alternate Author |
Gortler, Leon B. interviewer.
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Heitmann, John Alfred, interviewer.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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| Alternate Title |
Max Tishler oral history interview |
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