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621 items
Mines and Miners; or, Underground Life.
- La vie souterraine, ou les mines et les mineurs.
- 1868
Henry William Bristow's English translation of Louis Simonin's La vie souterraine, ou les mines et les mineurs (1867) appeared in this lavishly produced edition the following year with 166 wood engravings, 20 colored…
- Author Simonin, Louis, 1830-1886
- Editor Bristow, Henry William, 1817-1889
- Publisher William Mackenzie (Firm)
- Subject Mineral industries, Miners, Mines and mineral resources, Petrology, Metallurgy, Ores, Minerals, Precious stones
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Group photograph at the Fisk Infrared Institute, 1954
- 1954
Group photograph taken at the Fisk Infrared Institute in 1954.
- Subject Fisk University, Infrared spectroscopy
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2 items
Class photograph at the Fisk Infrared Institute, 1954
- 1954
Group photograph of a class at the Fisk Infrared Institute in 1954.
- Subject Fisk University, Infrared spectroscopy
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Clara Smith Craver, Jack Bauden, Bill Potts, and Bob Moreno at PITTCON
- 1957
Black and white photograph of Clara Smith Craver, Jack Bauden, Bill Potts, and Bob Moreno at the Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (PITTCON) in 1957. PITTCON was first…
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Norman Wright, Clara Smith Craver, and Jack Bauden at PITTCON
- 1957
Black and white photograph of Norman Wright, Clara Smith Craver, and Jack Bauden at the Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (PITTCON) in 1957. PITTCON was first held in…
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Joseph L. Borden in laboratory
- 1950s
Black and white photograph of a man, identified as Joseph "Joe" L. Borden, in a laboratory.
- Subject Laboratories, Perkin-Elmer Corporation
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5 items
Thomas J. Porro collection of Perkin-Elmer Photographs
This collection consists of print photographs and slides depicting the instrumentation and staff of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation predominantly dating from the 1950s and 1980s. Staged, publicity photographs of…
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25 items
The Chemists' Club: One Hundred Years in the Chemical Community
- 1998
A history of The Chemists' Club, spanning from 1898 through the book's publication in 1998. The publication also highlights the origin of the Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer Library of Chemical History, at the Science…
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8 items
Oral history interview with David R. Bryant
- 1998-Apr-08
David Bryant begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood. Bryant grew up in North Carolina as one of seven children. He began working at age ten, and held various jobs until he earned a scholarship to Wake…
- Interviewee Bryant, David R., 1936-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Chemistry, Organic, Hauser, Charlie, Bryant, David R., 1936-, Union Carbide Corporation, Vinyl acetate, Acrylic acid, Oxo process, Chemical industry, Chemists
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4 items
Oral history interview with Donald L. Klein
- 2006-Mar-02
- 2006-Mar-09
Donald L. Klein is the son of a Hungarian father and a Hungarian-American mother, who grew up in Brooklyn, New York. With his childhood friend, Neil Wotherspoon, Klein developed an early passion for chemistry,…
- Interviewee Klein, Donald L., 1930-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Klein, Donald L., 1930-, Semiconductor industry, Chemistry, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Semiconductors--Etching, Polycrystalline semiconductors, Integrated circuits, Patents, International Business Machines Corporation, Photoresists, Chemists
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4 items
Oral history interview with Robert P. Luciano
- 1999-Jun-25
Robert Luciano begins the interview with a brief description of his early years in New York City, New York. Luciano attended New York public schools, and in sixth grade was selected to join a rapid advancement program…
- Interviewee Luciano, Robert P., 1933-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Slater, Leo B.
- Subject Luciano, Robert P., 1933-, United States. Army, Ciba Corporation, CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, American Cyanamid Company, Schering-Plough Corporation, Pharmaceutical industry, Biotechnology industries, Industrial management
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55 items
Ultra-Violet Science Lab
- 1960
Ultra Violet Science Lab, produced by the Science Materials Center, Inc., a division of the Library of Science, New York, USA.
The box features two children using the set on the lid. The box contains: an instruction…
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2 items
Silly Putty
- 1960s
A rectangular cardboard package with a stylized television design and two illustrated cartoon children on the front. The cardboard package holds a blue plastic egg containing the Silly Putty. The back of the package…
- Creator Of Work Silly Putty Marketing
- Subject Silicones, Polydimethylsiloxane, Viscoelastic materials, Viscoelasticity, Non-Newtonian fluids, Toys
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5 items
Sample of Salvarsan
- Circa 1936
Small pink cardboard box with paper label that reads "Salvarsan" in cursive letters in white text on black background. Inside the box is a small glass vial containing a medicine sample, a small blade, and an information…
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1 itemExhibitions
Fats, Butter, Beef, and Lard
Select digitized items from the outdoor exhibition Fats, Butter, Beef, and Lard.
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7 itemsExhibitions
AstroTurf: A Surface of Contention
Select digitized items from the digital exhibition AstroTurf: A Surface of Contention.
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2 items
1915 postcard of Schönwald, Germany to Max Bredig
- 1915
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Schönwald, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Schönwald, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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2 items
1919 postcard of Oberkirch, Germany to Max Bredig
- 1918
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from Oberkirch, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Oberkirch, Landscapes, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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2 items
1922 postcard of Heidelberg, Germany to Max Bredig
- 1922
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from Heidelberg, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Heidelberg, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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2 items
April 1917 postcard to Max Bredig
- 1917-Apr
Postcard sent in 1917, featuring a photograph of two young boys at a table, sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from an unknown author.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany, Postcards, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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2 items
Postcard from Ernest G. Anderson to Max Bredig, June 6, 1945
- 1945-Jun-06
Postcard featuring a photograph of a road to the summit of Mount Washington, sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), sent from Ernest G. Anderson.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Photographer Pote, Winston
- Author Anderson, Ernest G.
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, New Hampshire--Mount Washington, Postcards, Mountains, Anderson, Ernest G.
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2 items
August 9, 1924 postcard of Georgenswalde, Prussia to Max Bredig
- 1924-Aug-09
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Georgenswalde, Prussia.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Prussia, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Landscapes, Postcards
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2 items
1924 postcard of Vöslau, Austria to Max Bredig
- 1924
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Vöslau, Austria.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Austria--Bad Vöslau, Postcards
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2 items
August, 1919 postcard of Lindau, Germany to Max Bredig
- Circa 1919-Aug
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Lindau, Germany. The postcard, from an unknown author, features a train track next to a body of water with sailboats.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Germany--Lindau (Bavaria), Postcards
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2 items
1922 postcard of the Dreitorspitze Mountains to Max Bredig
- 1922
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) featuring the north east summit of the Dreitirspitze mountains.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Mountains, Postcards
