| Description |
Sound files ; digital, mp3 file |
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Transcript : (33 leaves) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Chemical Heritage Foundation Oral History Transcript ; 0180.
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Interview conducted by David C. Brock and Leo Slater at Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Summary |
Born in Copenhagen, he grew up in Denmark, and was very involved in his father's Samfundshjælpen, which taught him the importance of collaboration between social classes. Topsøe studied at the Technical University, taking numerous courses in physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering. When he married in 1936, he became involved in his father-in-law's activities in teaching young people to run businesses. As a chemical engineer, and later, a businessman, Topsøe gained an interest in the relationship between economics and science. He discusses his firm's involvement in catalysis, how Haldor Topsøe A/S began, and the scientific research that had previously been done on catalysis. Topsøe further discusses the transfer of technology to India and the Third World, the impact of the Green Revolution on chemical industries, and his company's work in refining. He concludes with comments on the future of innovation. |
| Cite As |
Haldor F. A. Topsøe, interviewed by David C. Brock and Leo Slater at Copenhagen, Denmark, 1999 April 19, (Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Oral History Transcript 0180). |
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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 Copenhagen, Denmark on 24 May 1913. Education: Degree, Chemical Engineering, Danish Technical University (1936). Employment: 1936-1939 Aarhus Oliefabrik A/S; 1939- Haldor Topsoe A/S. |
| Indexes |
Transcript has been indexed. |
| Note |
Part or all of this item has been digitized by Science History Institute. |
| Subject(s) |
Topsøe, Haldor, 1913- -- Interviews.
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Haldor Topsøe (Firm)
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Chemical engineers -- Denmark -- Biography.
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Chemical engineers -- Denmark -- Interviews.
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Catalysis.
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Oral histories.
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Interviews. aat
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| Alternate Author |
Brock, David C. interviewer.
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Slater, Leo Barney, 1963- interviewer.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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| Alternate Title |
Haldor F. A. Topsøe oral history interview |
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