Major Events
- In February, Pauling receives a letter from Mrs. Ruth B. Shipley of the Passport Division of the Department of State, informing him that his request for a passport is being denied because "the Department is of the opinion that your proposed travel would not be in the best interests of the United States." Pauling had applied for a passport in January in order to visit England to take part in a meeting on the structure of proteins to be held on May 1. A debate was going on about whether his alpha helix really could be used to explain the structure of such proteins as alpha keratin, and the Royal Society was organizing a symposium to help resolve the differences about this important discovery.
- The discovery by Pauling and Richard E. Marsh on the structure of chlorine hydrate opens a new chapter in the crystallography of water.
- Throughout the summer, Pauling’s passport difficulties are constantly in the news. Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon publicly condemns the action of the State Department, as does Albert Einstein. Pauling makes a few more attempts to get a reversal, and on the "fourth try," he gets a "limited passport," good until October 1 for travel to England and France.
- During July and August, Linus and Ava Helen Pauling make a six-week trip to France and England. In Paris, he attends the second International Congress of Biochemistry, and in England, he attends a meeting of the Faraday Society on the physical chemistry of proteins.
- In the fall, he supports Adlai Stevenson, who is running on the Democratic ticket against the Republican, Dwight D. Eisenhower, who is elected president.
- In the late fall, Pauling works out a structure for the nucleic acids. He submits his triple helix to PNAS on December 31 (it is published in February 1953).
Chronology by Robert Paradowski.
Travel
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Portland, OR (2) |
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Vancouver, BC (5) |
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Columbia, MO (2) |
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Mt. Vernon, IA |
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New York, NY (2) |
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Washington, DC (3) |
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Philadelphia, PA (4) |
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Washington, DC (3) |
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Washington, DC (2) |
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Cleveland, OH (3) |
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New York, NY (2) |
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London |
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Paris (17) |
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London (30) |
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Toronto (7) |
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Cincinnati, OH (4) |
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Washington, DC |
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Poughkeepsie, NY (2) |
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Boston, MA (3) |
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January 1952
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Linus Pauling speaking in Tampa, Florida. 1950s.
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- 2591 activity listings
- 50 scanned documents
- 66 full-text transcripts
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Activity Listings - 1952 (No Date)
- Book: Calcutta: 39th Session, Indian Science Congress Association, 1952 [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001, Folder 1.10]
- LP Newspaper Clipping: 1952n. Article titled "Canceled Passport", Publication unknown. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings, 1952n2.49]
- LP Newspaper Clipping: 1952n. Article titled "Pauling Wins Bout for Visa", Publication unknown. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings, 1952n2.50]
- LP Newspaper Clipping: 1952n. Chemical and Engineering News, Journal Article "On 'Nonresonance' Between East and West", (1952):2474. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings, 1952n2.47]
- LP Newspaper Clipping: 1952n. The Month, Journal Article "Passport". [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings, 1952n2.48]
- Letter from W.T. Astbury, University of Leeds, to LP RE: Requests that LP show J.T. Marsh around the Caltech laboratories. [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001 Folder 1.10]
- Memo from Beatrice Wulf to LP RE: Confirming flight reservations to London; changing tickets from Toronto. [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001 Folder 1.10]
- Photo: Crellin, Linda, and Peter Pauling standing outside. Photographer unknown. Color print. 1952. [Filed under LP Photographs: 1952i.5]
- Photo: Linda Pauling. Portland, Oregon. Portrait by Arlen Quan of Reed College. Black and white print. 1952. [Filed under LP Photographs: 1952i.3]
- Publication, “The Structural Chemistry of Molybdenum,” Molybdenum Compounds, Their Chemistry and Technology. D. H. Killeffer and Arthur Linz, eds., New York: Interscience Publishers, 1952, 95-109. [Filed under LP Reprints: (Publications of Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952p, Folder 1952p.14]
- Reprint, “On a Phospho-Tri-Anhydride Formula for the Nucleic Acids,” Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74 (1952): 1111. [Linus Pauling and Verner Schomaker] [Filed under LP Reprints: (Publications of Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952p, Folder 1952p.6]
- Reprint: "Seaweeds and their uses" by V.J. Chapman. [Filed under RNB 07: Addenda]
- Typescript, “Interatomic Distances and Bond Character in the Oxygen Acids and Related Substances.” [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952a, Folder 1952a.24]
- Typescript, “Interatomic Distances and Bond Character in the Oxygen Acids and Related Substances.” [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952a, Folder 1952a.24]
- Typescript, “Review of International Tables for X-ray Crystallography.” [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1953), Box 1953a, Folder 1953a.5]
- Typescript, “The Atomic Arrangement and Bonds of the Gold-Silver Ditellurides.” [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952a, Folder 1952a.23]
- Typescript, “The Atomic Arrangement and Bonds of the Gold-Silver Ditellurides.” [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952a, Folder 1952a.23]
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