Background
Firestone, Richard Francis was born on June 18, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Lester Ellis and Elizabeth Mary (Corkran) Firestone.
Firestone, Richard Francis was born on June 18, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Lester Ellis and Elizabeth Mary (Corkran) Firestone.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1954.
Resident research associate Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 1954-1956. Instructor International School Nuclear science and Engineering, 1955—1956. Assistant professor chemistry Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1956-1960.
Associate professor chemistry Ohio State University, Columbus, 1961-1966, professor, 1967-1994, acting chair department chemistry, 1972—1973, professor emeritus, from 1994. Chair Gordon Conference on Radiation Chemistry, 1978.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society.
Married Olwen Margaret Huskins, August 21, 1954. Children— William, Mark, Robert.