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• The Lucky Dragon

  

  . Image extracted from “The Voyage of the Lucky Dragon,” by Ralph E. Lapp.Creative Nonfiction by Melinda Gormley and Melissae Fellet.Bikini Atoll, March 1954. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Summer Creative Nonfiction

  

  Linus Pauling, reading with Linus Jr., 1925.[Ed Note: Over the next three weeks, the Pauling Blog will be presenting five sketches on Pauling written in the... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Architecture of Molecules

  

  [Part 2 of 2]By the end of the 1950s, Roger Hayward had retired from his professional work as an architect at the same time that his career as an illustrator wa... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Illustrating Science

  

  Pastel drawing of the molecular structure of molybdenumdichloride. By Roger Hayward, 1964.[Ed Note: Of the thirteen books that Linus Pauling authored or... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Alexander Rich, 1924-2015

  

  Alexander Rich. Photo by Donna Coveney.Today we remember Dr. Alexander Rich, a student and colleague of Linus Pauling who passed away in April at the age of 90. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s Senior Class Oration

  

  Illustration for the Forensics Club section of the 1923 OAC Beaver Yearbook.[Continuing our examination of the culture of oratory at Oregon Agricultural... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Children of the Dawn

  

  [Post 1 of 2 focusing on the culture of oratory at Oregon Agricultural College during Pauling’s undergraduate years.]Early in the 20th century, Oregon... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling and the Moon

  

  Herblock editorial cartoon published in the Washington Post, November 1963.[Post 2 of 2 marking the centenary of Jerome Wiesner’s birth]When Linus Pauling... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Remembering Jerome Wiesner

  

  Science Advisor Jerome Wiesner sits in his office, 1 February 1963. Photograph by Cecil Stoughton. Original held in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Pauling-Teller Debate: Fear and Loathing

  

  Annotations by Linus Pauling, 1963.[Part 5 of 5]Once his televised debate with Edward Teller was concluded, Linus Pauling stated that the two would never... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Pauling-Teller Debate: Two Books That Followed

  

  Our Nuclear Future: Facts, Dangers and Opportunities. 1958.[Part 4 of 5]In the months following their televised 1958 debate, Linus Pauling and Edward Teller bot... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Pauling-Teller Debate: Coming Face-to-Face

  

  Linus Pauling debating Edward Teller on the topic of nuclear fallout: “The Nuclear Bomb Tests…Is Fallout Overrated?” KQED-TV, San Francisco. February 20,... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Pauling-Teller Debate: Speaking Science to the Public

  

  Linus Pauling speaking at a peace march in Westlake Park. Beverly Hills, California. 1960.[Part 2 of 6]The debate over development versus disarmament of... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Pauling-Teller Debate: Setting the Stage

  

  Portrait of Edward Teller by Dmitri Vail. June 1965.[A detailed examination of the 1958 Pauling-Teller nuclear fallout debate. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Campbell, Pressman, Pauling and the Binding of Antibodies

  

  Drawings of the interaction between an antibody and azoprotein by Linus Pauling. 1940s.Dan Campbell first collaborated with Linus Pauling on a fellowship at... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Arrival of Dan Campbell at Caltech

  

  Dan Campbell, ca. 1940s.[Part 1 of 2]As a scientist, Linus Pauling is remembered by many for combining his expertise in chemistry with other fields. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• An Incident in The Netherlands

  

  Linus and Ava Helen Pauling were well known for their support of one another’s work; particularly so when it came to the topic of world peace. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Continuing Work on Vitamin C and Cancer: An Interview with Matthew Kaiser

  

  Matthew Kaiser.The blog recently had the opportunity to sit down with Matthew Kaiser, an Oregon State University undergraduate senior in microbiology from Salem... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Carl Djerassi and the Methods of Scientific Education

  

  Carl Djerassi, who passed away on January 30, 2015 due to complications of liver and bone cancer, was a remarkable scientist, a talented author, and a friend... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Becoming Dr. Pauling

  

  Pauling posing at lower campus, Oregon Agricultural College, ca. 1917.Linus Pauling’s 114th birthday, which was observed last weekend, dovetails nicely with... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 HISTORY, SCIENCE