Paul M. Cook

Paul M. Cook
Born(1924-04-25)April 25, 1924
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 2020(2020-12-14) (aged 96)[4]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AwardsWinthrop-Sears Medal from the Chemical Industry Association (1986)[1]

National Medal of Technology (1988)[1][2]

Bay Area Council's Bay Area Business Hall of Fame Award (1999)[1]

SRI's Weldon B. "Hoot" Gibson Achievement Award (2008)[3]
Scientific career
InstitutionsSRI International
Raychem

Paul M. Cook (April 25, 1924[5][6] – December 14, 2020) was an American businessman who was the founder and CEO of Raychem, a chemical manufacturing company that reached $2 billion in annual revenue. In 1988, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology "[f]or his vision and entrepreneurial efforts, his technical accomplishments and his business and technical leadership as the key contributor in creating a worldwide chemically based industry."

  1. ^ a b c "SRI International Board Member and Diva Chairman Paul M. Cook to be Honored by the Bay Area Council". 1999-10-22. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.
  2. ^ "Reagan Awards Medals For Science Advances". The New York Times. 1988-07-19. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. ^ "SRI International Presents Silicon Valley Visionary Paul Cook with Award for Innovation Excellence". SRI International. 2008-01-18. Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  4. ^ Paul Cook, former SRI board member and founder of SRI spin-out Raychem, Passes at 96
  5. ^ Center for Oral History. "Paul M. Cook". Science History Institute.
  6. ^ Bohning, James J. (2 April 1992). Paul M. Cook, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by James J. Bohning at San Carlos, California on 2 April 1992 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.