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• Pauling’s First Paper on the Nature of the Chemical Bond

  

  Linus and Ava Helen Pauling in Munich, with Walter Heitler (left) and Fritz London (right), 1927.[An examination of Linus Pauling’s first paper on the nature... Read more

  The 18 April 2018 by   Scarc
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• “The Best Work I’ve Ever Done”

  

  Linus Pauling, 1931.[An examination of Linus Pauling’s first paper on the nature of the chemical bond, published in April 1931. This is part 1 of 2. Read more

  The 11 April 2018 by   Scarc
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• The History of the Pauling Blog: An Archivist Reflects

  

  Red carnations left anonymously in the Valley Library Special Collections and Archives Research Center foyer on February 28, 2018 — Pauling’s 117th birthday. Read more

  The 04 April 2018 by   Scarc
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• Hackney Round Chapel, Acousticons, and Second Chances

  

  The Round Chapel in Hackney has an impressive exterior, but opportunities to see the interior are limited. I managed it a few years ago during Open House... Read more

  The 01 April 2018 by   Carolineld
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• The History of the Pauling Blog: Of White Whales and Other Challenges

  

  [Extracts from an interview by Tiah Edmunson-Morton with Chris Petersen, conducted on the occasion of the Pauling Blog’s tenth anniversary. This transcript has... Read more

  The 28 March 2018 by   Scarc
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• WashburnJohnsonClip

  

  contributed by Lizette Royer Barton.While working in the Walter and Catharine Cox Miles papers recently I came across a string of correspondence from 1928... Read more

  The 26 March 2018 by   Chp
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• Tunnel Visions: Array

  

  Beech Street tunnel is generally a rather uninspiring and polluted space, taking pedestrians and vehicles underneath the Barbican complex. Unless you're using... Read more

  The 23 March 2018 by   Carolineld
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• The History of the Pauling Blog: An Expanding Purview

  

  [Extracts from an interview by Tiah Edmunson-Morton with Chris Petersen, conducted on the occasion of the Pauling Blog’s tenth anniversary. This is part 2 of 4. Read more

  The 21 March 2018 by   Scarc
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• Acme Electric Co (Finsbury)

  

  An exposed shop sign on Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch reads 'Acme Electric Co (Finsbury) Ltd'. It looks like a momentary exposure, while work is carried... Read more

  The 17 March 2018 by   Carolineld
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• The History of the Pauling Blog: Origin Story

  

  [Over the next four weeks, the Pauling Blog will celebrate its tenth anniversary by sharing extracts from an oral history interview conducted with Chris... Read more

  The 14 March 2018 by   Scarc
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