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Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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Postcard from Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom to Georg Bredig, March 1900
- 1900-Mar-28
Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom (1854-1907), a Dutch chemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1864-1944), for allocating laboratory space for their colleague, Mr. Reinderl.
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Letter from Georg Hermann Quincke to Georg Bredig, October 1900
- 1900-Oct-30
Georg Hermann Quincke (1832-1924), a German physicist, requests that Georg Bredig (1868-1944) choose a scientific instrument from a catalogue that measures amperes and have it sent to Quincke at the University of…
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Letter from Eduard Buchner to Georg Bredig, March 1900
- 1900-Mar-13
Eduard Buchner (1860-1917), a German chemist and zymologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1907, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his paper on platinum catalysis.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Buchner, Eduard, 1860-1917
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Buchner, Eduard, 1860-1917, Nobel Prize winners, Catalysis
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Postcard from Josef Forster to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-09
Josef Forster (1844-1910), a German physician, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is a…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Forster, Josef
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Enzymes, Universität Leipzig (1409-1953), Dissertations, Academic
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Letter from Fritz Haber to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-28
Fritz Haber (1868-1934), a German chemist and 1918 winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, updates his colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), on the current status of his chloride chemistry research, including an…
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Letter from Hans Bunte to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-14
Hans Bunte (1848-1925), a German chemist and professor at the Technical University of Karlsruhe, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments), and…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bunte, Hans, 1848-1925
- Subject Bunte, Hans, 1848-1925, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Dissertations, Academic
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Postcard from Ernst Cohen to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-17
Ernst Cohen (1869-1944), a Dutch chemist, writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and recommends a French publication to read for Bredig's work on platinum.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Platinum
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Postcard from Fritz Haber to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-18
In a postcard to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Fritz Haber (1868-1934), a German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber–Bosch process, discusses the platinum potentials of…
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Die moderne Chemie : Eine Schilderung der chemischen Grossindustrie
- Modern Chemistry : A Description of the Large-Scale Chemical Industry
- 1900
Work providing a comprehensive look at the German chemical industry at the turn of the twentieth century. Chapters range to discuss topics from phosphorus and mineral acids to glass fabrication and the chemical…
- Author Bersch, Wilhelm, 1868-1918
- Publisher Hartleben, A.
- Subject Chemistry, Technical, Employees, Women employees, Factories, Industrial sites, Chemical industry, Chemical workers
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Michael Faraday : Man of Science
- After 1865 – before 1929
A biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Digitized content includes the work's…
- Author Jerrold, Walter, 1865-1929
- Publisher Fleming H. Revell
- Subject Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Physicists, Lectures and lecturing, Electromagnetism, Electrochemistry
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Postcard from Rudolf Höber to Georg Bredig
- 1900-Jan-16
Rudolf Höber (1873-1953), a German physiologist and physician working in Zurich, Switzerland, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his recent scientific treatise on inorganic ferments, which he collaborated on…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Höber, Rudolf, 1873-1953
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Inorganic, Switzerland, Höber, Rudolf, 1873-1953
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Colour : A Handbook of the Theory of Colour
- 1900
Volume concerning the theory of color, its production, and the phenomena which occur upon mixing colors. Intended for practical users with previous experience in color theory such as artists, painters, dyers, and calico…
- Author Hurst, George H. (George Henry)
- Publisher Scott, Greenwood
- Printer Aberdeen University Press
- Subject Colors, Color--Study and teaching, Hurst, George H. (George Henry)
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Letter from Otto Levis to Georg Bredig
- Circa 1900
Georg Breidg (1868-1944) receives a letter from his uncle, Otto Levis, requesting that Georg send Dr. Boruttau, a physiologist in Göttingen, his two most recent publications on colloids.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Levis, Otto
- Subject Colloids, Chemistry, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik dye label with indigo dye workers
- Circa 1900
Dye label depicting male laborers dyeing fabrics in a setting reminiscent of Islamic architecture. The racially stereotyped illustration evokes Persian indigo dye workers in Iran, where indigo dye was utilized for…
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Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik dye label with deity
- Circa 1900
Dye label depicting a caricature of a deity figure with multiple hands and heads, stereotyping Hindu gods and goddesses. Hindu symbols were used by Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik (BASF) on their company's dye labels…
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Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik dye label with woman and child milking cow
- Circa 1900
Dye label depicting a racially stereotyped Indian woman and child milking a cow. The woman wears a sari amidst a lush landscape. Racist caricatures of Indian people and of Hindu symbols were used by Badische Anilin &…
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Letter from Carl Engler to Georg Bredig, June 1900
- 1900-Jun-30
Carl Engler (1842-1925), a German chemist and professor of chemistry, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending offprints of his recent scientific papers.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Engler, Carl, 1842-1925
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Engler, Carl, 1842-1925, Chemistry
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Letter from Pierre Duhem to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jul-25
Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), a French theoretical physicist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his work on catalytic actions. Duhem additionally requests that Bredig return his French essays on hysteresis, which…
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Kipp's Apparatus
- Circa 1880 – 1920
A Kipp's apparatus, also called a Kipp generator, was an instrument designed for the preparation of small volumes of gases. The instrument was invented around 1844 by the Dutch pharmacist Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808-1864)…
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Letter from Alfred Lottermoser to Georg Bredig
- 1900-Jan-24
Alfred Lottermoser (1870-1945), a German colloidal chemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1977) for sending him a scientific treatise, and additionally requests more information on Bredig's experiment on electric arcs.
- Author Lottermoser, Alfred, (1870-1945)
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Lottermoser, Alfred, 1870-1945, Chemistry
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Letter from Richard Abegg to Georg Bredig
- 1900-Feb-04
Richard Abegg (1869-1910), a German chemist and pioneer of valence theory, compliments Georg Bredig (1868-1944) on his work in physical chemistry and anticipates Georg's progress in the field after completing his…
- Author Abegg, R. (Richard), 1869-1910
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Abegg, R. (Richard), 1869-1910, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry
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Letter from Richard Abegg to Georg Bredig
- 1900-Jul-02
Richard Abegg (1869-1910), a German chemist and pioneer of valence theory, encourages Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to complete a habilitation thesis, which is necessary for teaching and conducting research as a professor at…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Abegg, R. (Richard), 1869-1910
- Subject Abegg, R. (Richard), 1869-1910, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry
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Hand-crank Centrifuge, Babcock Milk Tester
- After 1900 – before 1950
A metal, hand-crank centrifuge with a three-pronged metal base. The base is painted a rusty red color and has been attached to a wooden board for stability. A long metal crank on the side of the base bends at a…
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Prosthetic arm with hook
- 1900s
A hollow, fiberglass prosthetic arm with attached pincher hooks and a rubber grip. The left hook can be manipulated by the wearer by a lever mechanism. The hooks are not detachable and the elbow joint is missing from…
