Hudson Freeze

Hudson Freeze. Dr. Freeze. You know, there have been a lot of comments on that. What's Freeze doing working on hot stuff, right?

Hudson Freeze. Dr. Freeze. You know, there have been a lot of comments on that. What's Freeze doing working on hot stuff, right?

Hudson Freeze. Dr. Freeze. You know, there have been a lot of comments on that. What's Freeze doing working on hot stuff, right?

Well, let's see. I was born in a small railroad town in Indiana. And as a junior in high school, I spent some time at Indiana University. It's thrilling, you know, for somebody who hasn't seen more than a two-story building before. This was a big deal. And I met faculty people there.

Well, let's see. I was born in a small railroad town in Indiana. And as a junior in high school, I spent some time at Indiana University. It's thrilling, you know, for somebody who hasn't seen more than a two-story building before. This was a big deal. And I met faculty people there.

Well, let's see. I was born in a small railroad town in Indiana. And as a junior in high school, I spent some time at Indiana University. It's thrilling, you know, for somebody who hasn't seen more than a two-story building before. This was a big deal. And I met faculty people there.

And so when he graduated from high school... I came back to Indiana University and I was able to get in the bacteriology department. And he really wanted to work with one scientist named Dr. Thomas Brock. I had heard him give a lecture before about mating types in yeast. And, you know, anytime you're talking about mating types in college, you know, you're going to be a hit.

And so when he graduated from high school... I came back to Indiana University and I was able to get in the bacteriology department. And he really wanted to work with one scientist named Dr. Thomas Brock. I had heard him give a lecture before about mating types in yeast. And, you know, anytime you're talking about mating types in college, you know, you're going to be a hit.

And so when he graduated from high school... I came back to Indiana University and I was able to get in the bacteriology department. And he really wanted to work with one scientist named Dr. Thomas Brock. I had heard him give a lecture before about mating types in yeast. And, you know, anytime you're talking about mating types in college, you know, you're going to be a hit.

And so anyway, I go down to see him thinking I'm going to work on mating types. And he says, well, we're not working on mating types anymore, but we are going to Yellowstone National Park to look into the hot springs for bacteria.

And so anyway, I go down to see him thinking I'm going to work on mating types. And he says, well, we're not working on mating types anymore, but we are going to Yellowstone National Park to look into the hot springs for bacteria.

And so anyway, I go down to see him thinking I'm going to work on mating types. And he says, well, we're not working on mating types anymore, but we are going to Yellowstone National Park to look into the hot springs for bacteria.

That's right. And so he had a small, relatively small grant in basic science. A grant of $80,000 from the U.S. government. To go out and see what he could find.

That's right. And so he had a small, relatively small grant in basic science. A grant of $80,000 from the U.S. government. To go out and see what he could find.

That's right. And so he had a small, relatively small grant in basic science. A grant of $80,000 from the U.S. government. To go out and see what he could find.

And I thought, that's perfect. You know, I had done before it was Mars and it's cold there. You know, now I'm going to go to the complete opposite. I'm going to go where it's boiling hot.

And I thought, that's perfect. You know, I had done before it was Mars and it's cold there. You know, now I'm going to go to the complete opposite. I'm going to go where it's boiling hot.

And I thought, that's perfect. You know, I had done before it was Mars and it's cold there. You know, now I'm going to go to the complete opposite. I'm going to go where it's boiling hot.

Because I had never been west of Chicago. So he hops on a train. I got on in Garrett, Indiana, and then went through Chicago. That's where I picked up the train that went nonstop.

Because I had never been west of Chicago. So he hops on a train. I got on in Garrett, Indiana, and then went through Chicago. That's where I picked up the train that went nonstop.