Oral History Interview with James Wright, November 21, 2017
Description:
Interview with James (Bud) Wright, an entomologist and inventor who has several patents. He received a PhD in Medical Entomology from Texas A&M in 1963 and worked in the field of printentomology. He specialized in neurohormonal mechanisms of metamorphosis and reproduction in economically damaging arthropods. He led the program that led to the eradication of the boll weevil. Married to Judy Wright, the two had a blended family of two sons, two daughters, and many grandchildren. The interview cov…
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Date:
November 21, 2017
Duration:
51 minutes 51 seconds
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Wright, James Elbert
Partner:
Kerr County Historical Commission