Orlando Aloysius Battista
Encyclopedia
Orlando Aloysius Battista (June 20, 1917 - October 3, 1995), also frequently referred to as O.A. Battista, was a Canadian-American
chemist
and author
. A devout Catholic
, he was notable in his writing for not shying away from advertising his religious beliefs as well as his scientific ones.
, Ontario
, Canada
, as the seventh of eight children. His father was a long-time Canadian government employee. As a child, he was an altar boy and earned money via shoveling snow and a newspaper
route
. He began writing at the age of twelve, after saving enough money to buy a typewriter
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. A devout Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
, he was notable in his writing for not shying away from advertising his religious beliefs as well as his scientific ones.
Biography
Battista was born in CornwallCornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, as the seventh of eight children. His father was a long-time Canadian government employee. As a child, he was an altar boy and earned money via shoveling snow and a newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
route
Route
Route may refer to:* Route or thoroughfare for transportation* Route number or road number*Trade route, a commonly used path for the passage of goods*Scenic route, a thoroughfare designated as scenic based on the scenery through which it passes...
. He began writing at the age of twelve, after saving enough money to buy a typewriter
Typewriter
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical device with keys that, when pressed, cause characters to be printed on a medium, usually paper. Typically one character is printed per keypress, and the machine prints the characters by making ink impressions of type elements similar to the pieces...
.
Books
- God's World and You (1957)
- How to Enjoy Work and Get More Fun Out of Life (1957)
- Fundamentals of High Polymers (1958)
- The Challenge of Chemistry (1959) Illustrated by Gil Cohen.
- The Power to Influence People (1959)
- Mental Drugs; Chemistry's Challenge to Psychotherapy (1960)
- Common Science in Everyday Life (1960)
- Toward the Conquest of Cancer (1961)
- Synthetic Fibers in Papermaking (1964)
- A Dictionary of Quotations (1966)
- Childish Questions (1973) With Helen Keffer Battista. Illustrated by Keiko Couch.
- Research for Profit (1974)
- Microcrystal Polymer Science (1975)
- People Power (1977)
- O. A. Battista's Quotations : A Speaker's Dictionary (1977)
- Olympiad of Knowledge—1984 (1981)
Awards
- Awarded an honoraryHonorary degreeAn honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
Doctor of ScienceDoctor of ScienceDoctor of Science , usually abbreviated Sc.D., D.Sc., S.D. or Dr.Sc., is an academic research degree awarded in a number of countries throughout the world. In some countries Doctor of Science is the name used for the standard doctorate in the sciences, elsewhere the Sc.D...
degree by St. Vincent College in 1955. - Awarded the Anselme PayenAnselme PayenAnselme Payen was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.Payen was born in Paris...
Award by the American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division in 1985. - The American Chemical Society held a symposiumSymposiumIn ancient Greece, the symposium was a drinking party. Literary works that describe or take place at a symposium include two Socratic dialogues, Plato's Symposium and Xenophon's Symposium, as well as a number of Greek poems such as the elegies of Theognis of Megara...
honoring Battista on April 9, 1987 in Denver, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
.