Autobiographical notes, ca. 1960.

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Autobiographical notes, ca. 1960.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84447610

The notes describe Hammett's parents' background, his own childhood, study at Portland High School and at Harvard University, graduate work and professional career in chemistry, membership in various organizations, and a list of some publications.

9 pp.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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