Abstract

In 1911 Ohio State University's chemistry department was asked to recommend for the staff of Chemical Abstracts someone with industry, intelligence, personality, and physical stamina. Jay Crane was recommended. The wisdom of the choice was proved by works of permanent value: Under his 44-year leadership, Chemical Abstracts not only became the leading scientific abstract journal in the world, but it maintained its strength despite war and other obstacles. He was called the keeper of the keys to the wealth of chemical knowledge and he managed the storehouse well. When he died Dec. 30 (see page 18) the main professional effort of his life left something more significant than a monument. There is a great productive system, fundamental to the progress of science and technology, continuing to grow from what was built under the leadership of E. J. Crane. Dr. Crane's determination to see that Chemical Abstracts did not relax in the declared policy of being more than simply a key to ...

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