Little, Arthur D

Name:
Little, Arthur D
Detailed information:
(1863–1935). Born in Boston, Little was a pioneer in the field of industrial research and chemical consulting. Originally an authority on paper technology, he established a consulting industrial chemical laboratory in 1886, which has since become a large institution of worldwide reputation, located in Cambridge, MA. It has served as a prototype of many industrially oriented consulting firms that have become a significant factor in the growth of research in the last half century. It has made significant contributions in such fields as flavors, food chemistry and acceptability, paper chemistry, and rubber chemistry, as well as in corporate management.