Chris Petersen is a Senior Faculty Research Assistant in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center at Oregon State University Libraries. He is also the founder, editor and publisher of the Pauling Blog. This interview focuses primarily on the history of the Pauling Blog and was conducted in commemoration of the blog's tenth anniversary. The history of the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, as well as Petersen's perspective on Pauling's life and legacy, are included as secondary topics of the interview.
Interview conducted by Tiah Edmunson-Morton for inclusion in the History of Science Oral History Collection (OH 17), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.