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Interview with Lydia Messmer: oral history.
University Archives UPB 1.9 MM
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Chance, Britton
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine--Faculty.
- University of Pennsylvania.
- University of Cambridge--Students.
- University of Cambridge.
- Royal Society (Great Britain).
- Biophysics--Study and teaching--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Biophysics.
- University of Pennsylvania--Alumni.
- Johnson Foundation--Research grants.
- Johnson Foundation.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology--Research grants.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- University of Pennsylvania--History--20th century.
- American Philosophical Society.
- Physical Description:
- 3 videotapes (2 U-matic tapes and 1 VHS): accompanying material in the manuscript section of the collection.
- Contained In:
- University of Pennsylvania. School of Arts and Sciences. Computing Facilities and Services. Multimedia Educational Technology Services. Records, 1969-1991
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania, c[1987].
- Biography/History:
- Britton Chance earned both his B.S. and M.S. (1936) from the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1942. He taught on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania from 1949 to 1983 and for some time served as chairman of biophysics. For over 30 years, Chance also served as director of the Eldridge Reeves Johnson Foundation of the School of Medicine. His honors include membership of the Royal Society of London, Franklin Medal (1966), National Medal of Science (1974), Olympic Gold Medal for sailing (1952), fellow of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Guggenheim fellow (1946-1948), and honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania (1985).
- Summary:
- Dr. Chance reviewed the role of a family tradition in his choosing the University of Pennsylvania for his college education. He recalled the narrow-mindedness of the faculty in his day, his early research in chemistry and mechanics, his experience at Cambridge, his enzyme-substrate and enzyme-rapid flow researches, his radar research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his experience with the Johnson Foundation and his membership of the American Philosophical Society.
- Notes:
- Produced by the Multimedia Educational Technology Services, University of Pennsylvania.
- OCLC:
- 1346383700
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