ELEVEN= PISS & VINEGAR Reputation + Retirement

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FOREWORD vii
4. AUTHOR’S NOTE ix
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. ONE= COAL Childhood 7
7. TWO= GRAPHITE Coal Mining 29
8. THREE= BLOOD College 39
9. FOUR= MERCURY Industry + Graduate School 51
10. FIVE= HONEY Love + Marriage 65
11. SIX= CHALK A Young Professor in Texas 75
12. SEVEN= PETROLEUM Research + The Laboratory 91
13. EIGHT= PAPER What Started the Encyclopedia 105
14. NINE= LIMESTONE Administration + The House on the Lake 121
15. TEN= AIR Piloting + Policy 149
16. ELEVEN= PISS & VINEGAR Reputation + Retirement 165
17. TWELVE= COFFEE Generosity + Centenarianhood 175
18. AFTERWORD 203
19. NOTES 207
20. THANKS“COPPER 213
21. INDEX 215