Background
Carnahan, James Elliot was born on January 26, 1920 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Elliot and Mary (Robertson) Carnahan.
Carnahan, James Elliot was born on January 26, 1920 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Elliot and Mary (Robertson) Carnahan.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1946. Postdoctoral, Harvard University, 1964.
Research scientist DuPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1946—1956, research supervisor, from 1956. Member science advisory committee Winterthur Museum, from 1969.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, University Delaware Research Foundation, Photograph Society of America, Entomological Society of America, Neurosci. Society, American Society Biological Chemists, American Chemical Society, Delaware Camera Club.
Married Mary Agnes Thompson, May 21, 1944. Children: Nancy, Norman, Louise, Kay.