Biography
> Samuel M. Gerber is a specialist in the chemistry and technology of dyes and their intermediates. He received a B.S. degree in chemistry from the City College of New York and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. Most of his professional career was with the American Cyanamid Company, where his assignments included Chief Chemist of Dyes and Intermediate Manufacturing and Manager of Dyes and Chemicals R&D. At present, he is a consultant in the field of dyes and related products. His professional publications and patents are largely in the field of dyes and intermediates. They include an extensive compilation of Soviet contributions on azo and diazo chemistry.
>Dr. Gerber's interest in forensic chemistry originated with Sherlock Holmes. He is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and related groups. His lecture, "Sherlock Holmes, Chemist," has been widely presented. He is married to Nancy Nichols Gerber, a chemist at Rutgers' Waksman Institute, and they have two children and one grandchild.
>>Source : "About the Editor", *Chemistry and Crime* (1983)
>Dr. Gerber's interest in forensic chemistry originated with Sherlock Holmes. He is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and related groups. His lecture, "Sherlock Holmes, Chemist," has been widely presented. He is married to Nancy Nichols Gerber, a chemist at Rutgers' Waksman Institute, and they have two children and one grandchild.
>>Source : "About the Editor", *Chemistry and Crime* (1983)
