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Show 40 pioneers in this endeavor. The chemistry department at Berkeley was like the society of scholars dreamed of by Francis Bacon in his classic flew Atlantis and Eyring received his advanced training in such surrounding. Eyring departed from Berkeley with some of the finest characteris- tics and potential of the master chemist there, Professor G. N. Lewis. He left with an unbounded curiosity about the nature of the world around him. His approach to science was intuitive, but included rigorous ex- perimentation to verify the intuition. The spirit in which he carried out research became manifested in all who associated with him, and like Lewis' students, Eyring's students came to include some of the most prominent in the world of physical chemistry.18 Eyring had a bright future in l927. With the credentials of a Berkeley Ph.D. and a G. N. Lewis recommendation, Eyring found employment relatively easy to obtain. Before he left Berkeley for a visit to Pima, he accepted an instructorship at the University of Wisconsin for the l927-28 school year. Since he had not been home for two years he hurried to Pima the day after his final oral examination. After a month and a half at home working on the farm, Eyring set out by train for Madison, Wisconsin. The train was routed through Kansas City where he had an entire day layover. As he got off the train, he was greeted by an extra friendly fellow who offered to show him the sights of the city. Eyring refused, but the man persisted to the point of spending nearly half a day with him. Later on, a second man joined the pair saying he was also headed for Madison. The two tried unsuccessfully to get Eyring involved some way with his money, betting on a baseball game, flipping dollars, etc. Eyring, somewhat annoyed, was beginning to feel a bit uncomfortable when a policeman |
