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Show l34 chemistry had for Eyring's work at Utah. Langmuir, the first American industrial scientist to receive the Nobel prize, had also worked closely with Eyring during the war years at Camden. The announcement of Eyring's selection came at the fall meeting of the ACS in Chicago and appeared in the January 8, l968, issue of the Chemical and Engineering News. At the spring meeting of the ACS in San Francisco, Eyring was presented the prestigious award and was asked to present a paper before the Society on his current scientific research. In l975, the American Chemical Society presented Eyring with its most esteemed award, the Joseph Priestley Medal. The award, presented only to persons who have made distinguished contributions to chemistry, consists of a gold medal, a bronze replica and a $3,000 honorarium. The announcement of his selection and a short biographical sketch of his life and contributions to chemistry appeared in the July 22, l974 issue of Chemical and Engineering News and Eyring in five different poses was featured on the cover of the magazine. The formal presentation of the award was made in special ceremonies at the April l975 meeting of the Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A reception, dinner and awards ceremony were arranged for the occasion for Monday evening, April 7. Following the reception, dinner and award ceremony, Eyring delivered the customary Priestley Address in which he discussed his recent re- search in explosives.15 During the celebration of the American Chemical Society's centennial year in l976, Eyring, who by then had played an important role in fifty years of American physical chemistry, was selected to write the history of physical chemistry for the society's special centennial issue.16 In addition to honors from the American Chemical Society and its |
