Energy: the life of John J. McKetta Jr

Coal (childhood)

Graphite (coal mining)

Blood (college)

Mercury (industry + graduate school)

Honey (love + marriage)

Chalk (a young professor in Texas)

Petroleum (research + the laboratory)

Paper (what started the encyclopedia)

Limestone (administration + the house on the lake)

Air (piloting + policy)

Piss and vinegar (reputation + retirement)

Coffee (generosity + centenarianhood).