What a career - A Collection of Happy Accidents
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Book Description
The sixty plus years of development for a unique individual is shown as a segmental growth. The life of boy to struggling scholar, soldier, taxi driver, lab technician, chemist, teacher and consultant/expert witness is developed slowly. The mixture of good fortune, hard work, and enjoyable trip results in a contributor to science and society.
About the Author
Bob Athey took 20 years to work his way through college, getting a BS from the Univ. of MD in 1964, and a Ph. D. from the Univ. of DE in 1974. Although his academic background was in organic chemistry, he claims only about six months of that in his experience, as he became a latex maker shortly thereafter. His 30+ years experience includes work with a paper company, three rubber companies, a plastics company and the Mellon Institute. He has operated his own international consulting firm for more than nineteen years, and is a prize winning author and speaker. He has several patents, has a book on emulsion polymers for Marcel Dekker, and has regular columns in magazines in Europe and the US. He is a member of the ACS, GGSCT, TAPPI and formerly a member of the Computer Press Association. He is a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners. He is listed in Who's Who, and in American Men and Women of Science, and is a member of the science honor society, Sigma Xi.
What a career - A Collection of Happy Accidents,Robert D. Athey,Robert D. Athey Jr.,Xlibris Corporation,0738824070,Biography & Autobiography,Biography / Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Chemistry - General,Scientists - General
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