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Oral history interview with Patsy Stallings Chappelear
- 2024-Jan-24 – 2024-Jan-25
Patsy Stallings Chappelear was born in Burnet, Texas in 1931. She grew up during the Great Depression, moving often with her family as her parents sought work. She grew up with two brothers, one older and one younger.…
- Interviewee Chappelear, Patsy Stallings
- Interviewer Schneider, Sarah, 1991-, Gibson, Gayle J.
- Subject Chemical engineers, Chemical engineering, Women in science, Rice University, Shell Oil Company, Hudson Engineering Corporation, Chappelear, Patsy Stallings, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Texas--Houston, Natural gas--Hydrates, Reference works
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Research interview with David Pyott
- 2011-Nov-08
David Pyott was raised in India and Scotland. An early love of languages led him to work and study in mainland Europe, while pursuing a BA in German language and literature at the University of Edinburgh. Later, he…
- Interviewee Pyott, David, 1953-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Pyott, David, 1953-, Executives, Executives--Biography, Businesspeople, Corporations, Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical industry, Chemical industry
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French postage stamp commemorating Marie Curie
- 1967-Oct-21
French stamp commemorating the birth of Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934). Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win two Nobel Prizes, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two…
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Czechoslovakian stamp commemorating the 1963 Technical and Scientific Knowledge Society Congress
- 1963
Czechoslovakian stamp commemorating the 1963 Technical and Scientific Knowledge Society Congress.
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Spanish stamp commemorating the Seventh Latin and First European Congress of Radiology
- 1967
Spanish stamp commemorating the Seventh Latin and First European Congress of Radiology, held in Barcelona in 1967. The stamp features an atomic model, an X-ray tube, and Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), the German…
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Romanian postage stamps commemorating the Second Congress of the Association of Scientists and Technicians
- 1957-May
Two Romanian postage stamps commemorating the Second Congress of the Association of Scientists and Technicians (ASIT), held in Bucharest, Romania, in 1957. The Stamp features an illustration of a slide rule and a…
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Soviet Union stamp commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the N.S. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry
- 1968-Sep-03
Soviet Union stamp, issued in 1968, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the N.S. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry. The stamp features the Re2Cl82- molecule and the N.C. Kurnakov building.
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Postage Stamp Commemorating Expo 70
- 1970
Stamp issued by Ras Al Khaimah, commemorating Expo 70, the Japan World Exposition, which was held in Osaka, Japan. The stamp features the Japan Gas Association pavilion.
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Postage stamp commemorating the 23rd International Atomic Energy Agency Conference
- 1979-Dec
Indian postage stamp commemorating the 23rd International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Conference.
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Postage stamp commemorating the 6th Congress of the European Federation of Biochemistry Societies
- 1969
1969 Spanish postage stamp commemorating the VI Congress of the European Federation of Biochemistry Societies (FEBS), held in Madrid.
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Oral history interview with Emmett D. Crawford
- 2011-Oct-06 – 2011-Oct-07
Emmett D. Crawford was born in Meridian, Mississippi, but grew up in Laurinburg, North Carolina. His father, a minister and director of admissions at St. Andrews Presbyterian College, and his mother, a teacher, divorced…
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Two First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American Chemical Society
- 1951
Two cachets created by Fleetwood depicting "The Chemist" along with ACS logo and the tagline, "Maker of a Better Tomorrow." Stamp issued to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the American Chemical Society.
- Creator Of Work Fleetwood
- Subject Postage stamps, Chemistry, Chemists, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), American Chemical Society
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0M 49S
German War Plant Razed
- 1945
World War II news coverage of American General Lucian Truscott overseeing the destruction of a German I.G. Farbin explosives factory.
- Creator Of Work Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Subject Explosives, Explosives, Military, World War (1939-1945), Truscott, Lucian King, 1895-1965, TNT (Chemical)
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7M 07S
Don't Touch
- 1970s
This film teaches children about the dangers of explosives using a skit in which a group of friends find a blasting cap in a garage and report it to the authorities. Blasting caps are small detonators which can be…
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Blasting Cap Danger
- 1957
This 1950s educational film warns about the dangers of explosives through a skit in which children play a prank with a blasting cap. Blasting caps are small detonators which can be ignited with an electric current in…
- Creator Of Work Institute of Makers of Explosives
- Producer Pennsylvania Film Productions
- Subject Explosives, Explosives--Safety measures, Detonators, Electric detonators, Electric detonators--Safety measures
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First Day Cover commemorating the 2nd centenary of the birth of Antoine Lavoisier
- 1943-Nov-19
Philatelic First Day Cover commemorating the 2nd centenary of the birth of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), who is widely considered the father of modern chemistry.
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Very Poor Material for the New Party
- 1882-Aug-09
This illustration appeared as the front page of the New York Daily Graphic on August 9th, 1882. This political alchemist is a slick newspaperman with mutton chops, toiling in his laboratory to create the spirit of a…
- Publisher New York Daily Graphic
- Subject Alchemists, Caricatures and cartoons, Editorial cartoons, Political cartoons
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The Unsuccessful Alchemists - Trying to Make Political Gold for Blaine out of Anti-Cleveland Dross
- 1887
This illustration by F.B. Opper appeared in the November 2, 1887 edition of Puck, an American literary humor magazine. The image shows three bearded alchemists in fantastic dress, working with crucibles, alembics, and…
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22M 28S
Explosives: Tools for Progress
- 1970s
This educational film from the Institute of Makers of Explosives covers non-violent uses of explosives, like urban construction work; the creation and extension of the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River; and the…
- Creator Of Work Institute of Makers of Explosives
- Producer Compix
- Subject Explosives, Explosives industry, Dynamite, Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam, Explosives industry--Safety measures, Panama--Panama Canal
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Austrian stamp commemorating Carl Auer von Welsbach
- 1954
Austrian stamp commemorating Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929), an Austrian chemist and inventor.
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Austrian stamp commemorating Carl Auer von Welsbach
- 1936
Austrian stamp commemorating Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929), an Austrian chemist and inventor.
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Irish stamp commemorating Robert Boyle
- 1981-Mar-12
Irish stamp commemorating Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691). The stamp features a portrait of Boyle and his air pump.
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German stamp commemorating the 250th anniversary of the German Academy of Sciences in Berlin
- 1950s
Postage stamp from the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), commemorating the 250th anniversary of the German Academy of Sciences in Berlin. The stamp features a portrait of Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894), a…
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French postage stamp commemorating Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville
- 1955
French postage stamp commemorating chemist Henri-Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville (1818-1881), who invented the first economical process for producing aluminum.
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First Day Cover commemorating the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
- 1959-Apr-11
First day cover commemorating the 175th anniversary of École des Mines de Paris (National Superior School of Mines), also known as Mines Paris.
