Oral history interview with Andrew Streitwieser, 1981 January 22.

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Oral history interview with Andrew Streitwieser, 1981 January 22.

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Andrew Streitwieser begins this interview by describing his family, early education, and undergraduate days at Columbia University. He then discusses his graduate education at Columbia, stressing the influence of William Doering upon his work, and his research on molecular orbital theory as a fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Finally, Streitwieser describes the emergence of organic chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and his own ambitious and productive research program there.

Sound files ; digital, mp3 fileTranscript : (138 leaves) ; 29 cm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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