Letter from A. M. Pappenheimer, Jr. to Alden H. Emery, American Chemical Society

Letter from A. M. Pappenheimer, Jr. to Alden H. Emery, American Chemical Society

Contributor(s):
Emery, Alden H.
Pappenheimer, A. M. (Alwin Max), 1908-1995
American Chemical Society
Publication:
Produced: 11 March 1954
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Politics
Freedom
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
In this letter Heidelberger once more expressed his objection to 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.
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584940X61 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
DHBBDY
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X61
Archival Collection:
The Michael Heidelberger Papers (Profiles in Science)