Oral history interview with George B. Rathmann 1999 September 16 & 17

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Oral history interview with George B. Rathmann 1999 September 16 & 17

George Rathmann discusses his upbringing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, his undergraduate work in physical chemistry at Northwestern University, and later his graduate studies in physical chemistry at Princeton University. Rathmann has a successful industrious career, from working as a research chemist at 3M Company to acting as Vice-President of Research and Development at Abbott Laboratories, where he became greatly interested in recombinant DNA. Later in his career, Rathmann became more involved in the world of biotechnology and biotech companies.

Sound recordings ; digital, mp3 fileTranscript : (107 leaves) ; 29 cm.

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