\ BooknewsPapers from a 1984 symposium in Seattle, at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society. Briefly describes the work, controversies, and some biographical events of early researchers in polymers, focusing on the period from the 1920s to the 1960s. As many of the subjects are also contributors, some of the accounts take on the flavor of reminiscence. The print is quite large, perhaps in reference to macromolecules. Many of the 24 papers do not seem to be attributed to an author. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \