The Many Worlds of Linus Pauling

From the author of the award-winning Visions of Linus Pauling comes this riveting sequel that chronicles four pivotal but under-studied aspects of Pauling's epic life:

Drawing on years of archival investigation, hours of interviews and hundreds of source materials, Chris Petersen offers readers an extraordinarily unvarnished view of Linus Pauling as never before — a young man, a bold division chair, and an intrepid explorer whose unorthodox ideas and fiery activism drew stormy interactions with friends and enemies alike.

Contents:

• About the Editor
• Preface
• Biographical Sketch of Linus Pauling
• Pauling in Oregon:
  • Herman Pauling: Striving for a Better Life
  • Belle Pauling: Hard Times
  • Pauline and Lucile Pauling
  • Pauling's Adolescence
  • Pauling's Freshman Year at Oregon Agricultural College, 1917–1918
  • Pauling's Sophomore Year at Oregon Agricultural College, 1918–1919
  • The Boy Professor, 1919–1920
  • Pauling's Junior Year at Oregon Agricultural College, 1920–1921
  • Ava Helen in Oregon
  • Pauling's Senior Year at Oregon Agricultural College, 1921–1922
  • An Honorary Doctorate from Oregon State Agricultural College
  • The Story of Ralph Spitzer
  • The Black Student Union Walkout
  • A Sentimental Trip
• Caltech Administrator:
  • Introduction
  • Becoming Division Chair
  • First Years in Charge
  • Leading the Division During World War II
  • Chairing the Division After the War
  • A Cold War Division Chair
  • Final Years as Division Chair
• Period of Wandering:
  • The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions
  • The University of California, San Diego
  • Stanford University
• Travels:
  • The Guggenheim Trip
  • The Paulings Go to England
  • Visiting Albert Schweitzer
  • Pauling and the Soviet Union
  • Travels in Latin America
  • Japan and the Japanese
  • Two Trips to China
• Sourcing
• Index

Readership: The general public interested in the lives of great scientists and Nobel Laureates. Administrators. Historians of 20th-century science. A must-have collection for academic libraries and archives.