Oral history interview with E. William Jensen 2005 August 10 and October 19 and 2006 March 9

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Oral history interview with E. William Jensen 2005 August 10 and October 19 and 2006 March 9

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/743094298

E. William Jensen begins his interview by discussing how his early life in Denmark, and his education, which culminated with a master's degree in solid state physics and petrology at Columbia University, influenced his future career in the technology industry. Jensen began his career at General Transistor Corporation and left to form Geoscience Nuclear Division of Geoscience Instruments Company, where he competed with industrial giants such as Rohm & Haas Company, Merck, and Monsanto Company. In later ventures, Jensen was part of the development of polishing glass for televisions and the Love Glove and founded a new company, Qoro LLC

Sound recordings ; digital, mp3 fileTranscript : (93 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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