Oral history interview with Harold J. Read, 1995 March 22

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Oral history interview with Harold J. Read, 1995 March 22

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Harold J. Read describes his family background and his upbringing in Illinois, where he also earned his BS and MA from the University of Illinois but Read later relocated to the University of Pennsylvania where his Ph.D. research brought him into the area of metallurgy. Read also worked for the Mellon Institute where his metal-work eventually led to equipment design and manufacturing prototypes for the Manhattan Project. Read was also greatly involved in the Electrochemical Society, eventually becoming its President while overlooking its publications

Sound recordings ; cassettesTranscript : (45 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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Read, Harold J. (Harold James), 1911-1999

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Born in Dubuque, Iowa on 14 February 1911. Education: B.S., Chemistry, University of Illinois (1934) ; M.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois (1935), Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania (1939). Employment: 1940-1943 Manhattan Project ; 1936-1979 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. From the description of Oral history interview with Harold J. Read, 1995 March 22 (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 743088827 ...

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Electrochemical Society. Dielectric Science and Technology Division

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