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Orlando Aloysius Battista

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Occupation
  
Chemist and author

Role
  
Chemist

Children
  
William, Elizabeth Ann

Died
  
October 3, 1995

Parent(s)
  
James K. Battista

Spouse
  
Helen Keffer (m. 1945)

Name
  
Orlando Battista


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Born
  
June 20, 1917
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Books
  
Quotoons, Microcrystal polymer science

Orlando Aloysius Battista (June 20, 1917 – October 3, 1995), also frequently referred to as O.A. Battista, was a Canadian-American chemist and author. A devout Catholic, he was notable in his writing for not shying away from advertising his religious beliefs as well as his scientific ones.

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Biography

Battista was born in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, as the seventh of eight children. His father was a long-time Canadian government employee. As a child, he was an altar boy and earned money via shoveling snow and a newspaper route. He began writing at the age of twelve, after saving enough money to buy a typewriter.

Works

“An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.” — Orlando A. Battista.

Books

  • God's World and You (1957)
  • Fundamentals of High Polymers (1958)
  • The Challenge of Chemistry (1959) Illustrated by Gil Cohen.
  • The Power to Influence People (1959)
  • Mental Drugs; Chemistry's Challenge to Psychotherapy (1960)
  • Common Science in Everyday Life (1960)
  • Toward the Conquest of Cancer (1961)
  • Synthetic Fibers in Papermaking (1964)
  • A Dictionary of Quotations (1966)
  • Childish Questions (1973) With Helen Keffer Battista. Illustrated by Keiko Couch.
  • Research for Profit (1974)
  • Microcrystal Polymer Science (1975)
  • People Power (1977)
  • O. A. Battista's Quotations : A Speaker's Dictionary (1977)
  • Olympiad of Knowledge—1984 (1981)

    • Awards

  • Awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by St. Vincent College in 1955.
  • Awarded the Anselme Payen Award by the American Chemical Society Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division in 1985.
  • The American Chemical Society held a symposium honoring Battista on April 9, 1987 in Denver, Colorado.

    • References

    Orlando Aloysius Battista Wikipedia
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