Letter from Linus Pauling to Isaac Asimov. September 8, 1964. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Letter from Anne Eaton to LP RE: Notes that Dagmar ultimately signed the letters. Invites LP to stay with them when he is in Cleveland.  [Letters from LP to Eaton August 31, 1964, October 7, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (E: Individual Correspondence, Eastman - Eide), #106.2]
• Letter from George W. Corner, Executive Officer of the American Philosophical Society, to LP RE: Informs LP that the list of members of the American Philosophical Society if prepared for publication in the 1964 Year Book. Displays how LP’s name will be presented in the book and asks for LP to indicate any corrections that need to be made. [Letter from Hill to Corner September 21, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (C: Correspondence, 1963-1965), #77.2]       
• Letter from LP to Barclay Kamb RE: LP asks if Kamb and Sten could write something for the Machatrski Festschrift.  LP outlines his ideas for what to write on with respect to crystallography and the contribution for Machatrski. [Filed under LP Correspondence: M: Individual Correspondence (MacDougall-Mampell): Box #242 Folder #242.2]
• Letter from LP to Beata Inaya, Stars for Freedom RE: LP asks for a detailed report on the invitational fund-raising art exhibit put on by Stars for Freedom.  LP wants to know detail on the items which were donated as well as how much money was raised at the event.  LP plans to use this information to send out thank you letters to the donors.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: I: Correspondence, 1936-1973: Box #185 Folder #185.25]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Carl Lienau RE: LP returns the papers which Lienau had left with him.  LP is pleased to have met with Lienau and thanks him for visiting Santa Barbara. [Filed under LP Correspondence: L: Correspondence, 1964-1966: Box #233 Folder #233.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. D. Cohen, Department of Chemistry at the University of Keele, cc: Stanley Schaefer, RE: Thanks Cohen for pointing out the error in the figure of LP’s book College Chemistry that occurred when a change was made in the sketch of the drawing. Asks Cohen to let him know if he discovers any more errors. [Letter from Cohen to LP May 16, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (C: Correspondence, 1963-1965), #77.2]
• Letter from LP to E. G. H. Lawes and G. R. Anderson, Australian Congress for International Cooperation and Disarmament. RE: Discusses arrangements for LP to give other talks while in Australia. [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1964: Box #1964s2 Folder #1964s2.5] 
• Letter from LP to E. G. H. Lawes and G. R. Anderson, Secretaries, Australian congress for International Cooperation and Disarmament, RE: Discusses arrangements for his upcoming visit to Australia to speak before branches and sections of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.  Inquires about details regarding the reimbursement of expenses incurred during the visit.  [Filed under LP Peace: Australian and New Zealand Congress for International Co-operation and Disarmament and Festival of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia, November 7-14, 1959; Australian Congress for International Cooperation and Disarmament, Sydney, Australia, October 25-30, 1964: Box #2.008 Folder #8.2]
• Letter from LP to J. R. Price, Royal Australian Chemical Institute. RE: Is sure that the arrangement proposed on September 1 is all right. Does not know his schedule yet. Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1964: Box #1964s2 Folder #1964s2.11]
• Letter from LP to J.R. Price, President Royal Australian Chemical Institute RE: LP does not yet know what the schedule is for him and AHP as it is being arranged by the Australian Congress for International Cooperation and Disarmament.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: P: Correspondence, 1964-1969: Box #315 Folder #315.1]
• Letter from LP to Professor I. Asimov of Boston University School of Medicine. [Letter from Asimov to LP September 14, 1964]  [Filed under LP Correspondence (A: Individual Correspondence, Alexander-Aydelotte), #6.17]

  September 8, 1964

  Professor I. Asimov

  Boston University School of Medicine

  Boston 18, Massachusetts

  Dear Professor Asimov:

  A few days ago, as I was reading your article in Fantasy and Science Fiction, the last issue, I had the feeling that one of the statements that you made was wrong. This was the statement about the mass of electrons replacing the sun and the mass of electrons replacing the earth, proportional to the true masses of the sun and the earth, to produce a force of electrostatic repulsion equal to the gravitational force of attraction between the sun and the earth at the same distance. On checking, I found that the two masses that you give are too small. The factor needed to correct each of them is a large number: it is 1 followed by 21 zeros.

  From time to time teachers and students write to me to point out errors in my books College Chemistry and General Chemistry. So far, I think, no one has reported an error in these books quite so large as this one.

  With best regards, I am,

  Sincerely yours,

  LP:mjh Linus Pauling

• Letter from LP to Stanley Schaefer, President, W.H. Freeman Company RE: LP has just reviewed the third edition of College Chemistry.  LP points out an error in one of figures which was pointed out by Dr. Cohen.  LP encloses a sketch of what he wants the figure to look like. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1960-1992: Box #440 Folder #440.5]               
• Letter from Menachem Arnoni to LP RE: Tells LP that the December issue of The Minority of One will be the fifth-anniversary issue.  Expresses that he is grateful that LP and AHP will contribute articles to the issue and asks that he receives their articles by October 15th. [Filed under LP Correspondence (A: Individual Correspondence, Alexander-Aydelotte), #6.15]
• Letter from Mrs. Norman Jennett, Program Chairman, AAUW to LP RE: Jennett invites LP to speak at an open meeting sponsored by the Camarillo Branch of the American Association of University Women to be held on April 5th.  The meeting would be open to the public and Jennett believes that many people from Ventura County would attend.  [Letter from LP to Jennett September 15, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: J: Correspondence, 1933-1934, 1936-1964: Box #192 Folder #192.30]
• Letter from Sidney Blackstone to LP RE: Explains his background in sciences and literature and his research in the causes of war. Tells LP that he has written a play entitled Scorpions that is inspired by Einstein and other working for peace. Encloses a copy of the foreword to the play, with hopes that it will inspire LP to read the entire script. [Letter from LP to Blackstone September 21, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (B: Correspondence, 1962-1964), #40.3]
• Letter from W. H. Ferry to LP RE: Tells LP that he believe Arnoni’s assertions regarding the assassination of JFK in his article in TMO 1964 were irrational. Tells LP that he liked his introduction to The Futile Crusade and that he had tried to get hold of LP a few times that weekend. [Filed under LP Correspondence (A: Individual Correspondence, Alexander-Aydelotte), #6.15]
• Letter from W.H. Ferry to Professor Diehl and Paliwal, International Institute for Peace, cc: LP RE: LP asked Ferry to respond to Diehl’s invitation and suggests that several members of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Triple Revolution would be interested in the conference which Diehl is planning.  Ferry suggests Gerard Piel, Robert Theobald, and Gunnar Myrdal.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: I: Organizational Correspondence (In-In): Box #184 Folder #184.3]
• Memo from LP to Mr. Cassyd RE: Discusses the inclusion of speeches and the Citation for the Presidential Medal for Merit into the report on the Anonymous Fund.  Note in bottom left “16 Sept - Attached” with unreadable signature. [Filed under LP Biographical: Materials re: C.I.T. Assorted Financial Materials, 1945-1965 Box #1.032, Folder #32.5]
• Receipt from First Western Bank to LP and AHP RE:  Deposit receipt.  $5,036.09.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.1]
• Receipt from Flora Hardware and Nursery to Dr. Gustav Albrecht RE: $11.86 [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.069, Folder #69.4]
• Receipt from Southern Counties Gas Company to LP RE: Total of $6.36.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.061, Folder #61.1]
• Receipt from Sunset Rock Company to LP RE: Sand and sacks of cement.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.049, Folder #49.1]