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Linus Pauling Interview, February 11, 1992

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Title

Linus Pauling Interview, February 11, 1992

Description

Pauling begins the interview by discussing his trip to Africa in 1959, during which he spent time with Albert Schweitzer. He comments on his interactions with Schweitzer, which included discussions about the peace process, nuclear testing, and Schweitzer’s religious views.

Pauling then discusses an incident in which he got stuck out on a ledge and was unable to move to crawl to safety. This experience, compounded with growing pressures related to his political activities, health issues, and other stressors, caused a short-term breakdown in his health.

The interview then turns to Pauling’s understanding of atoms and molecules and how visualizations and physical models aided his scientific research. Pauling discusses various models he’s developed in the past and describes how he visualizes electrons. He then discusses a few books he’d recently read. A line from one of those books leads into a conversation about Pauling and his relationship with A.A. Noyes. While Noyes seems to have considered Pauling to be his protégé, Pauling did not view it that way.

Pauling explains that he became very self-confident after entering graduate school and did not seek help from others to advance his career. Pauling describes himself as a conformist, and he and the interviewer discuss facets of his life that support that claim. It was only in his political activities following World War II that Pauling notes himself as a non-conformist. The interview concludes with a discussion of Pauling’s views on Vitamin C and the medications he was taking to treat his prostate cancer.

Creator

Linus Pauling

Source

Thomas Hager Papers (MSS Hager)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

February 11, 1992

Contributor

Thomas Hager

Format

Digitized Audiocassette

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

msshager-pauling-linus-19920211

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Thomas Hager

Interviewee

Linus Pauling

Location

Interview conducted over telephone

Original Format

Audiocassette tape

Duration

1:03:35

OHMS Object

Interview Format

audio

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