Background
Goodman, Leon was born on December 16, 1920 in Livingston, Montana, United States. Son of Sam and Sadie Clara (Kopald) Goodman.
Goodman, Leon was born on December 16, 1920 in Livingston, Montana, United States. Son of Sam and Sadie Clara (Kopald) Goodman.
Student, Fresno State College, 1937-1940; Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1950.
Chemist, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1950-1953; research associate, instructor, University of Southern California, 1953-1954; chemist, Stanford Research Institute, 1955-1970; department chairman bio-organic chemistry, Stanford Research Institute, 1961-1970; professor, department chairman chemistry, U. Rhode Island at Kingston, 1970-1976; professor emeritus, since 1989.
Member American Chemical Society, Chemical Society (London), New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Marilyn Gene Shear, February 1, 1956. Children– Laura Elizabeth, Andrew Bentley.