Flory, Paul J.
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1910 June 19:
Born, Sterling, Illinois -
1931:
Bachelor's degree, Manchester College -
1934:
Ph.D in Chemistry, Ohio State University -
1936:
Married Emily Catherine Tabor -
1937 -1939 :Employed at Basic Science Research Laboratory of the University of Cincinnati -
1940 -1943 :Employed at Esso Laboratories of the Standard Oil Development Company (later known as Exxon) -
1943 -1948 :Employed at the Research Laboratory of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company -
1948:
Accepted professorship, Cornell University -
1961 -1975 :Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University -
1974:
Nobel Laureate (Chemistry) -
1975:
Awarded National Medal of Science -
1978:
Withdrew from a symposium at Tashkent in response to persecution of Soviet scientists -
1980:
Delegate, Hamburg Scientific Forum, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) -
1982:
Panelist, Madrid CSCE -
1984:
Served as spokesman for a group of scholars offering themselves as personal witnesses with the hope of securing medical treatment for Elena Bonner -
1985:
Co-authored public letter to the editor of Science concerning National Academy of Science (NAS) scientific exchange protocol -
1985:
Died
Sources: Nobelprize.org
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1974/flory-autobio.html
From the guide to the Paul J. Flory Papers, 1975-1986, 1975-1986, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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| referencedIn | Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937. Laboratory notebooks, 1928-1937. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Central Research and Development Dept. Records, 1902-1985. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993. Personal papers, 1948-1992. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Paul J. Flory Papers, 1975-1986, 1975-1986 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Stanford University Press archival book copies, 1900-2012 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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| associatedWith | Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993. | person |
| associatedWith | Orlov, Yuri, 1924- | person |
| correspondedWith | Provine, William B. | person |
| associatedWith | Sakharov, Andreĭ, 1921- | person |
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| associatedWith | Shcharansky, Anatoly. | person |
| associatedWith | Stanford University. Press. | corporateBody |
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Death 1985-09-09
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