1976

Bibliography

Original Dangling Man. – New York: Vanguard, 1944 The Victim. – New York: Vanguard, 1947 The Adventures of Augie March: a novel. – New York: Viking, 1953 Seize the Day. – New York: Viking, 1956 Henderson the Rain King. – New York: Viking, 1959 Herzog. – New York: Viking, 1964 The Last Analysis: a play.…

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Biographical

I was born on 27 January 1936 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the first of three children of Kuan Hai Ting, a professor of engineering, and Tsun-Ying Wang, a professor of psychology. My parents had hoped that I would be born in China, but as I was born prematurely while they were visiting the United States,…

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Nobel Lecture

  December 12, 1976 I was a very contrary undergraduate more than 40 years ago. It was my habit to register for a course and then to do most of my reading in another field of study. So that when I should have been grinding away at “Money and Banking” I was reading the novels…

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Interview

Interview transcript Welcome to this interview, Professor William Lipscomb. You were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 25 years ago and it’s quite a long time, and I suppose that you have a long perspective on your field, and I wonder first if the Nobel Prize has changed the path of your…

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