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William Pence Slichter
Pages 256-261

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From page 257...
... Sumner Slichter transferred to Harvard University in 1926. William Slichter grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he graduated from the Browne and Nichols School and Harvard College.
From page 258...
... Slichter perceived that the next essential step in understanding lay in the next higher level of molecular organization, that of polymer morphology, or specifically, the manner in which polymer crystals are organized into spherulites. The discovery and verification of chain folding in polymer lamellae in the late 1950s was a key step.
From page 259...
... In the 1 970s he formed a chemical engineering organization well adapted to the needs of the company. While metallurgy, ceramics, and glass technology were evolving into the other parts of materials science, Slichter assumed responsibility for the entire range of AT&T's materials activities as Executive Director of Research, Materials Science and Engineering Division, in 1973.
From page 260...
... in 1976, and he was frequently asked to consult with and advise organizations other than AT&T. The following partial list of his activities will give a flavor of their importance and diversity: Advisory Committee, Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, National Science Foundation Visiting Committee on Acivanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology National Academy of Engineering, Materials Engineering Peer Committee Director, Michigan Macromolecular Institute NAE Engineering Research Centers Assessment Committee Committee on Major Materials Facilities, National Research Council (NRC)
From page 261...
... He was an active member of the Committee on Human Rights of the National Academy of Sciences and the Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs of the American Chemical Society.


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