Charles C. Price | |
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_2004.505.010_crop.jpg) Price in 1958 | |
| Born | Charles Coale Price III July 13, 1913 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 2001 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College, Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania |
| Doctoral advisor | Louis Fieser |
Charles C. Price (July 13, 1913 - February 11, 2001) was an American chemist and president of the American Chemical Society (1965). He taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Pennsylvania.
He was known as a pioneer of polymer science. He co-organized the first Reaction Mechanisms Conference in 1946. He was also a founding co-editor of the Journal of Polymer Science in 1946. He studied polymerization processes as part of the U.S. synthetic rubber program during World War II and invented and patented polyether polyurethane foam rubber. He also contributed to the detection of chemical weapons, the develop of chloroquine as a treatment for malaria, and treatments for cancer.
In 1952 Price won the Democratic nomination to Congress for Indiana's 3rd congressional district. He was an active Quaker. As a long-term member of the United World Federalists, he campaigned for disarmament and co-operative world government through a strengthened United Nations. One of his interests was yacht racing, for which he won numerous awards.