ste e ▁and ▁Han es ▁plots , ▁respectively ) ▁were ▁originally ▁proposed ▁by ▁W ool f , ▁who ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁formally ▁publish ▁them ▁due ▁to ▁inj uries ▁received ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident . ▁However , ▁he ▁had ▁discussed ▁them ▁with ▁his ▁close ▁friend ▁and ▁fellow ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁J . ▁B . ▁S . ▁H ald ane , ▁who ▁referred ▁to ▁them ▁in ▁his ▁sem inal ▁book ▁on ▁en zym e ▁k inet ics . ▁However , ▁the ▁linear izations ▁were ▁largely ▁ignored ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁re - in vent ed ▁by ▁the ▁authors ▁whose ▁name ▁they ▁now ▁bear . ▁ ▁Line we aver ▁developed ▁the ▁Line we aver – B urk ▁equation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁while ▁still ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁student , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁labor atory ▁assistant ▁under ▁Bur k ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁authority ▁on ▁food ▁technology ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁processing , ▁pres ervation ▁and ▁safety ▁of ▁p oul try ▁and ▁eggs . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Line we aver ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Chem istry ▁from ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁receive ▁his ▁Masters ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁He ▁obtained ▁his ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Phys ical ▁Chem istry ▁from ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9