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Francis P. Baldwin
Francis Paul Baldwin (November 23, 1915 — August 17, 1993) was a former Exxon Chief Scientist noted for his work on chemical modifications of low functionality elastomers. Personal Baldwin was born on November 23, 1915, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States. He married Helen Koelbl on Nov. 27, 1943. They lived in Summit, New Jersey, for many years. He died August 17, 1993, in Coupeville, Island County, Washington, US. He went by the nickname 'Baldy'. Education Baldwin received his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Wagner Memorial Lutheran College in 1941. He received a doctorate from the University of Notre Dame in 1953. Career Baldwin joined Exxon in 1937. Seeking to compatibilize butyl rubber with natural rubber, together with Robert M. Thomas, he found that gaseous chlorination of butyl leads to degradation. This result caused them to switch to a solution-based chlorination process. This process was commercialized in 1960. He supervised t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exxon
ExxonMobil Corporation (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil, both of which are used as retail brands, alongside Esso, for fueling stations and downstream products today. The company is vertically integrated across the entire oil and gas industry, and within it is also a chemicals division which produces plastic, synthetic rubber, and other chemical products. ExxonMobil is incorporated in New Jersey. ExxonMobil's earliest corporate ancestor was Vacuum Oil Company, though Standard Oil is its largest ancestor prior to its breakup. The entity today known as ExxonMobil grew out of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (or Jersey Standard for short), the corporate entity which effectively controlled all of Standard Oil prior to its breakup. Jersey Standard grew a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
