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 Topical ReadingsListed here are readings about Pauling, about chemistry, physics, molecular biology, and about science more generally; arranged chronologically by date of publication. The readings are intended to provide a historical and social context for the materials in the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers. There are, of course, many other relevant books in the history of science collection in Special Collections, and in the general library collection. Call numbers preceded by "SpColl" are in Special Collections; other titles are in the general library collection. Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling, by Tom Hager. 1995. The best, most comprehensive biography available. Indispensable.
Molecular Vision of Life, by Lily Kay. 1993. Selected chapters: Chapter 5, "1930-1940 and War." Chapter 6: "CalTech, the Rockefeller Foundation, and
the Role of the New Biology," on Pauling’s move into molecular biology. Chapter 8, "Molecular Empire, 1946-1953," from p.256,
relates sickle-cell work and Pauling’s model building.
From Chemical Philosophy to Theoretical Chemistry. . .1800-1950, by Mary Jo Nye. 1993. Selected chapters: Chapter 1, "Scientific Disciplines: The Construction of Identity." Chapter 2, "The
Historical Demarcation of Chemistry and Physics."
The Chemical Bond: Structure and Dynamics, Ahmed Zewail, ed. 1992. Selected chapters: Chapter 1, "X-Ray Crystallography and the Nature of the Chemical Bond," by Linus
Pauling. Chapter 4, "The Impact of Linus Pauling on Molecular Biology: A Reminiscience," by Francis Crick. Chapter 5, "How
I Became Interested in the Chemical Bond: A Reminiscience," by Linus Pauling.
 The Chemical Bond: Structure and Dynamics Molecules in Natural Science and Medicine: An Encomium for Linus Pauling, Zvonimir B. Maksic and Mirjana Eckert-Maksic, eds. 1991. A collection of essays honoring Pauling.
Vitamin C and Cancer: Medicine or Politics?, by Evelleen Richards. 1991. A detailed analysis of the introduction of and response to the idea of vitamin C therapy, with
much information about Pauling.
 Vitamin C and Cancer: Medicine or Politics? Physical Chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling: The Making of a Science in America, by John W. Servos. 1990. Selected chapter: Chapter 6, "From Physical Chemistry to Chemical Physics," section on "Linus Pauling:
From Student to Teacher," pp. 275-298; an account of the attempt to come up with a model of the atom that would resolve contradictions
between physical and chemical versions of the atom.
 Physical Chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling Album of Science: The Physical Sciences in the Twentieth Century, Owen Gingerich, ed. 1989. A useful reference. Selected chapters: Chapter 2, "Atomic Chemistry." Chapter 15, "How Atoms Unite."
The Roots of Molecular Medicine: A Tribute to Linus Pauling, Richard P. Huemer, ed. 1986. Includes an article by Pauling (Chapter 17) on "The Future of Orthomolecular Medicine," and
the listing (Chapter 18) by colleague Zelek S. Herman of "The Twenty-five Most Cited Publications of Linus Pauling."
 The Roots of Molecular Medicine The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology, by Horace Freeland Judson. 1979. A comprehensive account of the beginnings and growth of molecular biology. Selected chapter:
Chapter 2, "‘DNA, you know, is Midas’ gold. Everybody who touches it goes mad’." A portrait of Pauling, who came close to
discovering the molecular structure of DNA, but lost the race to Watson and Crick. Writing while Pauling was still alive,
Judson says (p.70), "No other American scientist now alive compares with him."
Books which are included among those in Pauling’s personal library and available in the general library collection; a partial list only: Linus Pauling: Scientist and Crusader By Florence Meiman White. 1980.
 Linus Pauling: Scientist and Crusader The Social Responsibility of the Scientist, Martin Brown, ed. 1971.
The Technological Society, by Jacques Ellul. 1964. Translated from the French.
 The Technological Society The Social Function of Science, by J.D. Bernal. 1939. John Desmond Bernal, an English crystallographer and left thinker, was one of the first authors to
systematically critique science n society; this and approximately a dozen other titles by this author are available in the
regular library collection.
See also the OSU Libraries History of Science Subject Research Guide, for ways to search for more information on the historical and social context of science. Searching the library catalogue, OASIS, for the subject heading "orthomolecular therapy" will bring up titles that may be of interest in that particular area. For example, a recommended reading list on topics related to nutrition would include:
(Also keep in mind videotapes and audiotapes as appropriate)
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