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Bonner, James F., 1910-1996 (Molecular Biologist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1910 - 1996

Biographical/Historical

Background: Caltech professor of biology, 1938-1981; instructor, 1936-38; research assistant, 1935-36; Caltech alumnus (PhD, 1934).

Biographical/Historical

Description: Bonner is best known for his work on how plant and, later, animal genes are switched on and off. In the 1930s he and his colleagues performed classic experiments on the timing of flowering, showing that some plants needed a long night to flower and that a flash of light in the dark cycle could derail the entire process. He was also important for moving science from the laboratory into public forums, writing and speaking on issues such as world resources and how molecular biology could improve people's lives.

Biographical/Historical

Collection Notes: Oral History, 1980. This 69-page oral history is the result of two interviews. It covers Bonner's life and work. Bonner also took part in a joint interview with three other members of the Biology Division.

Papers. This collection is currently unprocessed.

Photo of James Bonner (PhotoNet). Finding aid: none.

Restrictions: Limited access to unprocessed papers.

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Seminar Day 1974

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1987-00044

Alumni Seminar Day 1974

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2000-00037

Biologists View Of Life

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00060

Biologists View Of Life

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2002-00075

Biology Oral History: Joint Interview, 1978-11-06 - 1978-11-06

 Item
Scope and Contents ABSTRACT; In this 1978 informal conversation, the partcipants recall the early days of biology at Caltech under its first chairman, Thomas Hunt Morgan, including recollections of Theodosius Dobzhansky. Poulson, a professor of biology at Yale, and Caltech professor of biology Bonner describe their undergraduate and graduate education at Caltech in the early 1930s in chemistry, biology, and physics, including a botany course taught by Emerson, professor of biology emeritus. Memories of...
Dates: 1978-11-06 - 1978-11-06

James Bonner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 10155-MS
Abstract

The papers of James Frederick Bonner (1910 – 1996), Caltech alumnus (PhD, 1934) and professor of biology, 1938-1981. His papers include a large correspondence section with colleagues and organizations worldwide, as well as writings and talks, papers about his consultancy activities, scientific and technical files and biographical material.

Dates: 1940-1996

Cloning

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00057

Designer Genes On The Farm

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00058

How To Succeed At Caltech ...

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00061

How To Succeed At Caltech ...

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1999-00051

In The Footprints Of Future Man

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00063

In the Footprints of Future Men

 Digital Record
Identifier: 2022-01-25-000009

In the Footprints of Future Men, 1976-10-06

 Item
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection is arranged by chronological order. This series started in 1922, but the first recording dates back to 1971 and since it is still ongoing, the collection continues to grow, with about 9 new lectures per academic year.These lectures feature speakers from Caltech and JPL, spotlighting a small selection of the pioneering research conducted in the fields of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Engineering and Applied Science,...
Dates: 1976-10-06

James Bonner Dinner

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00059

James Bonner Dinner

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2002-00074

James Bonner Oral History Interview with Graham Berry, 1980-03-13 - 1980-03-14

 Item
Scope and Contents ABSTRACT: Interview in 1980 with professor of biology James Bonner begins with his recollections of growing up in an academic family. In 1929, his father, a physical chemist at the University of Utah, was a visitor at Caltech, where Bonner enrolled as a junior. Recalls course work with X-ray crystallographer Roscoe G. Dickinson and activities of Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering under Arthur Amos Noyes; humanities courses with William B. Munro; physics with Earnest Watson,...
Dates: 1980-03-13 - 1980-03-14

James Bonner Oral History Interview with Graham Berry [sound recording], 1980-03-13 - 1980-03-14

 Item
Scope and Contents Interview in 1980 with professor of biology James Bonner begins with his recollections of growing up in an academic family. In 1929, his father, a physical chemist at the University of Utah, was a visitor at Caltech, where Bonner enrolled as a junior. Recalls course work with X-ray crystallographer Roscoe G. Dickinson and activities of Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering under Arthur Amos Noyes; humanities courses with William B. Munro; physics with Earnest Watson, William V....
Dates: 1980-03-13 - 1980-03-14

The Next 80 Years Symposium

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1995-00038

Visions Of A Sustainable World--Session 3

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1991-00014

Visions Of A Sustainable World--Session 10

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1991-00015

What's New In Biology

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00062

What's New In Biology

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2002-00076

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Unprocessed Material 20
Archival Object 5
Digital Record 1
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Subject
Biology 11
Alumni Day 4
Dinner 4
Lecture 4
Watson Lecture 3