保尔·弗洛里(Paul J. Flory)1910年生于美国伊利诺斯州斯特林,祖辈务农,父母为教员。他1931年毕业于印第安纳州曼彻斯特大学化学系,随后进入俄亥俄州立大学,在约翰斯通(Johnston)教授指导下于1934年完成了光化学和光谱学方面的物理化学博士论文。同年,受聘于杜邦公司,开始了他在高分子科学领域的漫长研究生涯,显示出他巧妙地将化学问题加以精确数学处理的惊人才智。从那时算起近半个世 Paul J. Flory (Paul J. Flory) Born in Sterling, Illinois, USA, in 1910, his ancestors ran their farm and their parents were teachers. He graduated from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manchester, Indiana in 1931 before moving to Ohio State University where he completed his doctoral dissertation on photochemistry and spectroscopy under the guidance of Professor Johnston in 1934. In the same year, having been employed by DuPont began his long career as a research scientist in the field of polymer science, showing his astounding talent for cleverly manipulating chemical problems with precision. Since then almost half a century later