Oct 13 1947 Chemical and Engineering News Linus Pauling

October 13, 1947 Chemical and Engineering News.

Feature articles include:

Ernest H. Volwiler

Industrial Radioactivity Uses Suggested

Unsolved Problems of Structural Chemistry (by Linus Pauling)

And much more....

Good condition with some wear from age.

Linus Carl Pauling was an American scientist, peace activist, author and educator. He is considered as one of the most influential chemists of the 20th century and ranks among the most important scientists in history. Pauling was one of the first scientists to work in the fields of quantum chemistry, molecular biology and orthomolecular medicine. He is also a member of a small group of individuals who have been awarded more than one Nobel Prize, one of only two people to receive them in different fields (the other was Marie Curie) and the only person in that group to have been awarded each of his prizes without having to share it with another recipient.

Ernest H. Volwiler spent his entire career at Abbott Laboratories working his way from staff chemist to CEO. He was a pioneer in the field of anesthetic pharmacology, assisting in the development of two breakthrough drugs, Nembutal and Pentothal. In addition to his achievements as a scientist, Volwiler was instrumental in helping Abbott to achieve commercial success for its pharmaceutical products including the commercialization of penicillin and sulfa drugs during World War II. Abbott Laboratories produced significant financial returns during his tenure as CEO. Volwiler was an active community leader and philanthropist serving, among others, on the boards of Lake Forest College and the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation. He made major philanthropic gifts to his alma maters Miami University and the University of Illinois as well as to Lake Forest College. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his work on Pentothal.