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Daniel W. Fox
Pages 103-108

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From page 103...
... I was a recent chemical engineering graduate on the job interview circuit when ~ met Dan in 1960 at a GE plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. They brought me in, late in the day, to meet a fellow doing chemical research who, it was claimed, had some ideas about new plastics.
From page 104...
... I vividly remember him coming to budget reviews with bulging pockets, into which he would reach periodically to pull out a chunk or strip of plastic that illustrated some characteristic he was in a fever to explore. He was inquisitive beyond measure, and his curiosity led him up unlikely paths that often yielded astonishing rewards.
From page 105...
... He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 1984, and in 1987 he was presented with the Midgely Award by the American Chemical Society for outstanding chemical research relating to the automotive industry. Around GE he is commonly referred to as the "Father of Lexan," but he was, in fact, the scientific father of the entire business, which is now number one in the world.
From page 106...
... His great personnel talent was in the hiring and professional cultivation of scientists. Scores of us proudly call ourselves graduates of "Fox U." Glen Hiner, who runs our plastics business, tells of visiting Dan a day or two before his death.


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