Background
Olson, Carl Marcus was born on September 18, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Oscar Nils and Ida Wilhelmina (Peterson) Olson.
Olson, Carl Marcus was born on September 18, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Oscar Nils and Ida Wilhelmina (Peterson) Olson.
AB, Augustana College, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1936.
Research chemist, E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1936-1942; research supervisor, E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1945-1950; laboratory director, Pigments Department Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, 1950-1968; vice president, treasurer, Micron, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1966-1980; retired, since 1980. Supervisor University of Chicago Metallurgy Laboratory, since 1943, Clinton Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1944, Hanford Engineering Works., Richland, Washington, 1945.
Married Loraine Bernita Swanson, October 2, 1937. Children: Erik, Marcia, Nicholas.