Oral history interview with Frank R. Mayo, 1981 January 21.

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Oral history interview with Frank R. Mayo, 1981 January 21.

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In this interview Dr. Frank Mayo first discusses his educational career as an undergraduate and graduate student at the University of Chicago. He then traces his professional career as a research chemist with Du Pont, an instructor at the University of Chicago where his primary role was the supervision of Morris Kharasch's research group, a group leader at U.S. Rubber during and after World War II, a research associate at General Electric, and finally, a fellow at SRI International. He discusses his closest associates, explains his scientific work, and comments on the rise of free radical chemistry and the value of applying basic research to practical problems.

Sound files ; digital, mp3 fileTranscript : (56 leaves) ; 29 cm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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