Title:

Interview with Ronald Pethig

Creator:

Pethig, Ronald

Contributor:

History Associates Incorporated
Kinnane, Adrian (Interviewer)

Date:

20 August 2004

Description:

Dr. Pethig holds a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Southampton and another in chemistry from the University of Nottingham. He has been a lecturer in electronic engineering at the University of Wales, Bangor, and has also served as director of the Institute of Molecular and Biomolecular Electronics, and dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering there. His early interest in the electronic properties of biological materials led him to contact Albert Szent-Gyorgyi in 1975, and he became a regular visitor and participant in Szent-Gyorgyi's research projects at the Woods Hole laboratory until Szent-Gyorgyi's death in 1986.. In this interview, Dr. Pethig discusses his first meeting with Szent-Gyorgyi, Szent-Gyorgyi's approach to science and views on the importance of quantum biology, and Pethig's role in researching some of Szent-Gyorgyi's theories, and also reflects on Szent-Gyorgyi's controversial status in the scientific community.. NOTE: An index to the transcript is located on pages 54-56.. NOTE: This interview is part of a series of NLM oral histories conducted with colleagues and friends of Albert Szent-Gyorgyi in 2004.

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Ronald Pethig.

Genre:

Interviews
Reminiscences

Format:

Text

Extent:

57 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

WGBBLW

NLM ID:

101584924X177

Profiles Collection:

The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584924X177

Story Section:

The National Foundation for Cancer Research, 1973-1986