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Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus, OH office 1972 | Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus, OH office 1972 | ||
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*International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees | *International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees | ||
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*"Dale Baker Obituary." ''The Columbus Dispatch'', Dec. 14, 2005. [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403] | |||
*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r] | *Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r] | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 15 January 2025
Dale Burdette Baker (1920-2005) was interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development, and planning.
Life
Baker earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Ohio State University.
Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; American Chemical Society (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus, OH office 1972
Contributions
Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning
Selected Publications
Awards
1970 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award (Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry (ACS); 1986 Skolnik Award for leading Chemical Abstracts Service from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)
Offices
- ASIS. President, 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76.
- NFAIS. President, 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.
- International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees