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sound files digital, mp3 file |
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Transcript : (65 leaves) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Chemical Heritage Foundation Oral history transcript ; 0077.
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Interview conducted by Herman Skolnik in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Summary |
Vandenberg grew up in Hawthorne, New Jersey, where his father owned a grain and feed store. After talking about his schooling, where he learned the violin, Edwin Vandenberg recalls a friend and his home laboratory. Attending Stevens Institute of Technology, Vandenberg concentrates on chemical subjects, influenced by F. J. Pond. His first years at Hercules were with Spurlin's paper chemistry group, where he contributed to the understanding of paper sizing as a colloid phenomenon. After a spell working on the wartime production of smokeless powder, Vandenberg returns to the Hercules research center to work on a wide range of polymer syntheses, which he describes in some detail. The interview concludes with an account of his retirement activities at Arizona State University, and reflections on his family, colleagues and ACS activities. |
| Cite As |
Edwin J. Vandenberg interviewed by Herman Skolnik in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Oral History Transcript 0077). |
| 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 Hawthorne, New Jersey on 13 September 1918. Died 2005. Education: M.E. Stevens Institute of Technology (1939). Employment: 1939-1982 Hercules Incorporated ; 1983- Arizona State University. |
| Indexes |
Transcript has been indexed. |
| Note |
Part or all of this item has been digitized by Science History Institute. |
| Subject(s) |
Vandenberg, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1918-2005 -- Interviews.
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Hercules Incorporated.
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Chemists -- Biography.
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Chemists -- Interviews.
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Polymers -- History.
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Oral histories. lcgft
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Interviews. aat
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| Alternate Author |
Skolnik, Herman, interviewer.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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| Alternate Title |
Edwin J. Vandenberg oral history interview |
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