Will D...
Subtitle: a life in science
By: by Thomas R. Lawrence
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Front Porch Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Opelika, Alabama
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780983921639
Subjects: Agricultural chemists; Biography
Description: A book about the life and work of agricultural chemist Dr. Will D. Carpenter.

"Dr. Will Carpenter's singular story arises from a seedbed of relationships and experiences growing up in rural Mississippi, advancing in business and industry, and leading for global, humanitarian impact in the halls of Congress, NATO, and the UN. To know Will Carpenter is to know at once a compassionate mentor, master storyteller, and world-renowned researcher and chemical weapons treaty advocate."--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: An American legacy; title: An idyllic childhood; title: Coming of age in the Delta; title: The people's college; title: Skill is better than luck; title: A new boilermaker; title: The paper chase; title: Employment, at last; title: Parching the peanuts; title: How much lambast do you use?; title: LASSO ropes in the herbicide market; title: Eureka!!!; title: Roundup corrals what LASSO missed; title: Protecting the prunes; title: The Illinois mud turtle; title: Chemical warfare, the beginning of the end; title: What's a buzzard wing?; title: Redefining intellectual property; title: Returning to development; title: A series of hard decisions; title: Science meets investment banking; title: Leaving on top; title: The end of chemical warfare; title: Sharing the experience; title: Building a better microscope; title: Recognition and honor; title: The golden years, finally!