Oral history interview with J. Lawrence Wilson, 1999 August 30

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Wilson, James L. (James Lawrence), 1936-. Oral history interview with J. Lawrence Wilson, 1999 August 30

Oral history interview with J. Lawrence Wilson, 1999 August 30

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/715407441

J. Lawrence Wilson begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood and early education. Wilson grew up in Rosedale, Mississippi, and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana. After high school, he received a Naval Reserves Officer Training Corps scholarship to attend Vanderbilt University, where he majored in mechanical engineering. Wilson graduated in 1958, and he then served in the Navy for several years as a member of the SEABEEs, stationed in Bermuda. When he returned, Wilson attended Harvard Business School, receiving his M.B.A. in 1963. After graduate school, Wilson came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a friend to start a private equity firm. Two years later, he joined Rohm and Haas Company. Wilson discusses his experiences in operations research and as treasurer for Rohm and Haas subsidiary Warren-Teed. He also talks about his views on scientific innovation. Wilson further addresses the company's electronics business, his time in Europe, and the changes in Rohm and Haas and the chemical industry, in general, over the past three decades. Wilson concludes the interview with a discussion of the chemical industry's environmental concerns, Rohm and Haas' acquisition of Morton International, his work with the Chemical Manufacturers Association, and his family.

Sound files ; digital, mp3 fileTranscript : (26 leaves) ; 29 cm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History