Fisher was born on January 19, 1885, in Kingston, New York His father was the engineer, who in 1883, took the first locomotive from Kingston, New York, to Weehawken, New Jersey, along the tracks of the old New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railroad.
After finishing High School, Fisher worked for three years before taking a year of refresher coursework at Dwight School in New York City. He went on to study at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts He majored in classics, but switched to chemistry in his junior year, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1909.
Fisher then attended Columbia University on scholarship, earning his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1912 under Marston Taylor Bogert.
His Doctor of Philosophy dissertation focused on the preparation and properties of 5-aminoquinoline-6-carboxylic acid and related compounds.
Fisher was the author of four popular books on the chemistry and technology of rubber, and the holder of 50 patents. Fisher was said to enjoy "color photography, singing and mountain climbing". Fisher died on 19 March 1961.
1912-1919 Instructor in Organic Chemistry at Columbia University 1919-1926 B. F. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio 1926-1936 Research Chemist at United States Rubber Company, New York and New Jersey 1936-1950 Director of Organic Research at United States Industrial Chemicals 1950 retired 1951-1952 Administrative Assistant for the National Research Council, special assistant to the director of the Office of Synthetic Rubber 1953 - Head, Department of Rubber Technology, University of Southern California Columbia University"s Chandler Medal for his outstanding contributions to the chemistry of synthetic rubber.
