Born in Brooklyn, New York on 2 June 1936. Education: B.A., Chemistry, Princeton University (1957) ; M.A., Chemistry, Harvard University (1960) ; Ph.D., Chemistry, Harvard University (1961). Employment: 1960-1962 University of California at Berkeley ; 1963-1969 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation ; 1965-1977 E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. ; 1968-1972 National Institutes of Health ; 1962- University of Chicago ; 1983- Eaton Associates ; 1983-1989 Dow Chemical Company ; 1984- U. S. Army ARDEC ; 1985-1994 Enichem Synthesis ; 1986-1991 SRI International ; 1988- Geo-Centers, Inc ; 1990-1991 Displaytech Corporation ; 1992-1995 Steroids, Ltd ; 1996-1997 DAS Group, Inc. ; 1986-1991, 1996- Fluorochem, Inc. ; 1998- Eastman Chemical.
From the description of Oral history interview with Philip E. Eaton 1997 January 22 (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 77061536
