| Description |
Sound recordings ; digital, mp3 file |
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Transcript : (61 leaves) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Chemical Heritage Foundation Oral history transcript ; 0098.
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| Note |
Interview conducted by James J. Bohning at La Jolla, California |
| Summary |
Frederick Wall begins his oral history discussing his family background and childhood in Minnesota, attending the University of Minnesota, and studying chemistry and chemical engineering. After a stint at Caltech with Pauling, Wall moved back to the University of Minnesota and earning his Ph.D. in 1935. At the University of Illinois he worked on infrared spectroscopy, gradually becoming interested in polymers. During World War II he volunteered to work on the rubber problem. In 1963, Wall moved to the University of California, Santa Barbara and later the University of California, San Diego. In 1969, he became executive director of the American Chemical Society (ACS), but soon rejoined academia, becoming professor of chemistry at Rice University. |
| Cite As |
Frederck T. Wall interviewed by James J. Bohning at La Jolla, California. (Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Oral History Transcript 0098). |
| 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. |
| Biography |
Born in Chisolm, Minnesota on 14 December 1912. Died on 31 March 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Education: B.S. Chemistry, University of Minnesota (1933), Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Minnesota (1935). Employment: 1937-1963 University of Illinois ; 1964-1966 University of California, Santa Barbara ; 1966-1991 University of California, San Diego ; 1969-1972 American Chemical Society ; 1972-1978 Rice University ; 1979-1981 San Diego State University. |
| Indexes |
Transcript has been indexed. |
| Note |
Part or all of this item has been digitized by Science History Institute. |
| Subject(s) |
Wall, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore), 1912- -- Interviews.
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Glockler, George, 1890-1969.
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Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994.
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California Institute of Technology.
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University of Illinois at Chicago -- Faculty.
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Chemists -- Biography.
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Chemists -- Interviews.
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| Genre |
Oral histories. lcgft
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Interviews. aat
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| Alternate Author |
Bohning, James J., interviewer.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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| Alternate Title |
Frederick T. Wall oral history interview |
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