"The Theory of Resonance in Chemistry." December 3, 1961. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 16 pp.

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Activity Listings

• Itinerary [handwritten]: Moscow; 250th Anniversary of the birth of Lomonosov [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.1]
• Letter from D.D. Rummel, Superintendent of the Springfield Local Schools, to LP RE: Asks for any information about the Chemical Bond Theory as applied to the teaching of chemistry, that they can use in their study concerning curriculum improvement. [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2] 
• Letter from Fredrik H. Raab to LP RE: Introduces himself as a senior majoring in physical chemistry at the University of Vermont. Asks LP if the new edition of “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics” will be published soon. Tells LP that he is giving a seminar on December 18th regarding LP’s “Molecular Theory of General Anesthesia.” Asks LP to inform him of any new findings on the topic. [Letter from Harris to Raab December 11, 1961] [Letter from LP to Raab December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]
• Letter from John E. Keet to LP, RE: Keet is disappointed that LP will be unable to come to Connecticut in February. Keet would be grateful if LP would send some reprints of his theory on anesthesia. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]
• Letter from Kathleen Muhleman to LP, RE: Muhleman is participating in a discussion in her English class at Newton-South High School on fallout shelters.  She agrees with LP that they are useless and only serve to provoke hysteria and war itself.  Asks if LP can send her any printed material to support her views. [Letter from Harris to Muhleman, December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #268.3]
• Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Gar Alperovitz, Legislative Assistant for Bob Kastenmeier, Member of Congress. RE: LP out of country until December 17, encloses recent LP articles on bomb shelters. [Letter from Gar Alperovitz to LP, November 4, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Individual Correspondence) # 6.3] 
• Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Mrs. Lawrence Bloomberg, RE: LP is away right now, but Mrs. Kamb doesn’t think that he will have time in January to speak at the meeting.  LP will respond to the letter when he returns. [Letter from Mrs. Lawrence Bloomberg to LP, November 19, 1961] [Letter from LP to Mrs. Lawrence Bloomberg, December 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]
• Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Richard D. Lambert, Assistant Editor of The Annals, RE: LP is currently out of town and will reply to the letter once he returns. [Letter from Richard D. Lambert to LP, November 28, 1961] [Letter from Shirley H. Murray to Linda Pauling Kamb, December 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #13.4]                       
• Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Sherwood Waldron Jr., RE: Pauling Kamb writes to Waldron in her father's absence. She is not sure which of LP's letters to the Times Waldron is referring to. She is not surprised, however, that Waldron found a discrepancy between LP's numbers and those of the civil defense authorities, as it is well-known that the government and leading magazines try to soft-pedal the facts so as not to frighten the public. Pauling Kamb refers Waldron to an article by Gerard Piel stating that a 1,000 megaton bomb detonated at satellite altitude could set six Western states on fire. In reference to Waldron's question as to whether or not he should promote the construction of a fallout shelter at Yale, Pauling Kamb says that a shelter at Yale would be worthwhile if a single five megaton bomb were dropped on New York City, but that it is unrealistic to think that nuclear war would be so limited. Because nuclear war would be waged on so large a scale as to render shelters ineffective, the shelter program instead becomes an incentive to war. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]
• Letter from Peter Pauling, University College London, to LP. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Family Correspondence: Peter Jeffress Pauling, 1960-1974), Box #5.044, Folder #44.2] and [Filed under LP Science: (Materials re: The Structure of Crystals, 1925-1992), Box #1.001, Folder #1.22]

  4 December, 1961

  Dear Daddy,

  I apologize to you about waiting until the last moment of your visit to talk with you about how to do my house. I meant to discuss it with you earlier and in greater detail, but delayed for an opportune moment and then forgot. It was a bit hard to push you realing onto the plane trying to recover.

  I think you should not sell your stock, but keep it, particularly if it is down at the moment. I have started the process to get a mortgage, about $9200 at 6% plus life insurance for 20 years.

  I enclose some results that have been around. The garnet figures are about what we had calculated. I am a little worried about the hematite answers

  1) the tetrahedral angles around an oxygen atom are not quite what you say they ought to be: There are three 90° angles and three 120° angles instead of 2 and 4. The angle 89° ought to be bigger.

  2) the distances are not quite what Wyckoff says they are in the new loose leaf book volume 2, page V 4. He gives 1.91, 2.06, 2.55. I get 1.98, 2.06, 2.54. I think my calculation is correct.

  3) The space group you used originally as copied by Wyckoff has the origin moved by ¼¼¼ of that in the 1935 tables.

  I shall check my calculations and confirm them. I am working on the paper and it should be off to you within a couple of days.

  We are going to Julia's parents for Christmas, I shall only stay a couple of days; Julia and the kids will stay longer. The floor in our flat will be torn up to fix the drains. These things should have been done properly in the first place but they were not. My lab will be knocked about a bit at the same time: new water pipes next door. I shall probably work on our new house. I have already done a bit though I have not signed the contract.

  Much Love,

  Peter

  P.S. I wrote a letter to Linda Hopkins and asked her to send me some three ring binders, and that you would pay for them. I think she has and will you please? It will be about $20. Thank you.

• Letter from Sidney H. Gold, Harrison Specialty Co., to LP, RE: Harrison Specialty Co. is planning on marketing Strontium 90-free Di-calcium Phosphate wafers, and would like LP’s permission in using excerpts from a letter to the New York Times urging people to supplement their diet with these. [Letter from Mrs. Harris to Mr. Gold, December 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5] 
• Memorandum: “Radio Liberty Treatment of Soviet Nuclear Tests”, Radio Liberty, December 4, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1961-1965), Box #6.008, Folder #8.150]
• Newspaper Clipping: “Linus Pauling Sues Newspaper”, New York Daily News, December 4, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. News Syndicate Co., Inc., 1961-1966, 1971), Box #3.020, Folder #20.8]
• Note from Britton Chance to LP, RE: Just listened to a stirring talk in favor of civil defense from Dr. Libby, who doesn’t believe that energy should be spent in promoting peace.  Asks if a comment from LP on the matter would be worthwhile. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Individual Correspondence. (Chamberlain-Cherkin)), #64.2]
• Note from Lucila Rubio de Laverde to AHP, RE: Thanks AHP for sending Children of the Atomic Bomb to her and praises the book for its effectiveness.  Wonders whether there is a Spanish translation that would be available for the people of Latin America and states that she would be willing to translate the text if need be.  [Filed under AHP Materials re: Peace and Women: (AHP: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), Box#4.001, Folder#1.1]       
• Receipt from Poston How RE: Total of $3.10 for Bal Book.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.062, Folder #62.1]