Franklin M Harold

Frank Harold's first professional foray into science was as a bottle washer in a small chemical company. From there, he advanced to junior chemist, while working at night on a Bachelor of Science. In 1955, Harold earned his PhD in Comparative Biochemistry and embarked on fifty years of research and teaching, mostly in Colorado. He has written numerous scientific articles and three books: The Vital Force: A Study of Bioenergetics; The Way of the Cell: Molecules, Organisms and the Order of Life;...See more

Frank Harold's first professional foray into science was as a bottle washer in a small chemical company. From there, he advanced to junior chemist, while working at night on a Bachelor of Science. In 1955, Harold earned his PhD in Comparative Biochemistry and embarked on fifty years of research and teaching, mostly in Colorado. He has written numerous scientific articles and three books: The Vital Force: A Study of Bioenergetics; The Way of the Cell: Molecules, Organisms and the Order of Life; and In Search of Cell History: The Evolution of Life's Building Blocks. In addition to learning about life through science, Harold has experienced it as a father and grandfather and as a world traveller with his wife Ruth as his companion. Together, they have hiked some of the world's highest mountains and visited ancient monuments in exotic places such as India, Iran, and Japan. Today, they live in Seattle Washington, where Harold continues his love affair with science as a scholar, writer, and philosopher without license. See less