- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- Chicago Cold War: Alan Schriesheim
- Creator:
- Schriesheim, Alan
Alter, Peter - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2012-08-01
- Subject:
- Argonne National Laboratory
Oral history
Interviews
Cold War
Nuclear physicists
Strategic Defense Initiative
Nuclear energy - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Alan Schriesheim was born in 1930 in New York City. After finishing his Ph.D. in chemistry, Schriesheim took a job with the National Bureau of Standards in 1954. In 1956, Schriesheim began working for Exxon in New Jersey, where his career advanced through the ranks of their corporate research division. In 1982, he was offered the directorship of Argonne National Laboratory, becoming their first CEO with a background in private industry.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/236
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2017 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 1:43:47 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
Chicago Cold War Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
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