Letter from Michael Heidelberger to Alden H. Emery, American Chemical Society

Letter from Michael Heidelberger to Alden H. Emery, American Chemical Society

Contributor(s):
Heidelberger, Michael
Emery, Alden H.
American Chemical Society
Publication:
Produced: 17 February 1954
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Politics
Freedom
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
In this letter Heidelberger continued to protest the decision of the Admissions Committee of the American Chemical Society in 1953, at the height of the McCarthyism, to deny membership in the society to the French chemist and Nobel Laureate, Irene Joliot-Curie, on the grounds that she was a communist. Heidelberger objected that this decision was itself political, that it undermined the freedom of scientific inquiry in the United States, and that a candidate's scientific qualifications alone should determine eligibility for membership. He pointed to the accomplishments of scientists in the Soviet Union as proof that basic science could thrive under communist regimes.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584940X59 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
DHBBDW
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X59
Archival Collection:
The Michael Heidelberger Papers (Profiles in Science)