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  Milton G. Guggenheim, Jr. at U.S. Gas Laboratory

  • 1948-May-17

  General view of Milton G. Gugenheim, Jr. operating a Podbielniak Contactor at a U.S. Gas Laboratory facility in Shreveport, Louisiana. Popularly known as a "Pod," the Podbielniak Contactor is a horizontally-mounted…

  • Photographer Wiseman, H.O.
  • Subject Employees, Laboratories, Centrifuges, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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  Laboratory at Park College, 1910

  • 1910

  General view of two unidentified individuals seated at a laboratory bench in the so-called "chemistry room" at Park College (later Park University) located in Parkville, Missouri. Assorted laboratory glassware,…

  • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Employees, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Glassware, Laboratories, Universities and colleges
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  Ernest Arnold Congdon in laboratory

  • Circa 1900

  General view of chemist Ernest Arnold Congdon (right) in the chemistry laboratory at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry (later Drexel University) in Philadelphia. Several laboratory stations with…

  • Subject Employees, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Congdon, Ernest Arnold, 1866-, Glassware, Laboratories, Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry, Universities and colleges
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  Laboratory at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry

  • Circa 1900

  Elevated view of a laboratory, presumably the chemistry laboratory at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry (later Drexel University), showing several rows of shelves containing assorted ingredients and raw…

  • Subject Laboratories, Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry, Glassware, Universities and colleges
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  Ernest Arnold Congdon (b. 1866)

  • Circa 1900

  General view of chemist Ernest Arnold Congdon seated at a desk, presumably in his office at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry (later Drexel University) in Philadelphia. Born on August 9, 1866, Congdon…

  • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemists, Congdon, Ernest Arnold, 1866-, Universities and colleges, Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry
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  Boy with chemistry set at Christmas

  • 1937

  General view of an unidentified man and young boy posed in front of a Christmas tree in a domestic setting. A chemistry set, presumably a gift, is visible in front of the boy.

  • Subject Chemistry sets, Educational toys, Christmas, Children
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  Arne Tiselius demonstrating electrophoresis apparatus

  • 1939-Sep-15

  General view of of Swedish biochemist Arne Tiselius (1902-1971) demonstrating use of an electrophoresis apparatus at the University of Uppsala during a 1939 meeting of the American Chemical Society. Electrophoresis is a…

  • Subject Electrophoresis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Tiselius, Arne, 1902-1971, Uppsala universitet, Laboratories
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Dr. Arthur A. Noyes (1866-1936)

  • 1927-Dec-12

  Portrait of Dr. Arthur A. Noyes (1866-1936) posed in the doorway of the Chemical Library of the Gates Chemical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. Per notations accompanying the…

  • Creator Of Work Wide World Photos
  • Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Chemists, Portraits, Noyes, Arthur A. (Arthur Amos), 1866-1936, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Universities and colleges
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  Edgar Fahs Smith and students at the University of Pennsylvania

  • 1910s

  Group portrait of chemist and educator Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) and University of Pennsylvania students posed in front of what is believed to be the Harrison Chemical Laboratory building. Over the course of his…

  • Subject Smith, Edgar F. (Edgar Fahs), 1854-1928, Chemists, Portraits, University of Pennsylvania, Students, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Universities and colleges
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928), a chemist and educator best known for his association with the University of Pennsylvania and the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection in the History of Chemistry.

  Edgar Fahs…

  • Subject Smith, Edgar F. (Edgar Fahs), 1854-1928, American Chemical Society. Division of the History of Chemistry, Chemists, Portraits, University of Pennsylvania, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Archival materials, Universities and colleges
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954), graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel…

  • Subject Sadtler, Samuel Schmucker, 1873-1954, Chemists, Portraits, Chemical engineers, Samuel P. Sadtler & Son
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964), chemical engineer and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923).

  • Subject Chemists, Portraits, Philip Bridges Sadtler (1884-1964), Chemical engineers
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of John Francis Queeny (1859-1933) and dog

  • Circa 1930

  Portrait of John Francis Queeny (1859-1933), founder of the Monsanto Company, and dog. A 30-year veteran of the nascent pharmaceutical industry, Queeny founded the Monsanto Company in St. Louis, Missouri in 1901.…

  • Subject Chemical industry, Chemists, Portraits, Monsanto Company, Industrialists, Queeny, John Francis, 1859-1933
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)

  • 1950s

  Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of Monsanto Chemical Works / Monsanto Chemical Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto Chemical Works founder John Francis Queeny,…

  • Subject Chemical industry, Portraits, Industrialists, Queeny, Edgar M. (Edgar Monsanto), 1897-1968, Monsanto Chemical Works, Monsanto Chemical Company
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)

  • 1950s

  Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of Monsanto Chemical Works / Monsanto Chemical Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto Chemical Works founder John Francis Queeny,…

  • Subject Queeny, Edgar M. (Edgar Monsanto), 1897-1968, Portraits, Industrialists, Chemical industry, Monsanto Chemical Works, Monsanto Chemical Company
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)

  • 1950s

  Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of Monsanto Chemical Works / Monsanto Chemical Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto Chemical Works founder John Francis Queeny,…

  • Subject Chemical industry, Portraits, Monsanto Chemical Works, Industrialists, Queeny, Edgar M. (Edgar Monsanto), 1897-1968, Monsanto Chemical Company
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)

  • 1950s

  Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of Monsanto Chemical Works / Monsanto Chemical Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto Chemical Works founder John Francis Queeny,…

  • Subject Chemical industry, Portraits, Monsanto Chemical Works, Industrialists, Queeny, Edgar M. (Edgar Monsanto), 1897-1968, Monsanto Chemical Company
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  Rare books, Engravings, Charts, diagrams, etc

  Plate 8: Diameters of Elastic Atoms; Ebullition of Volatile Liquids

  • Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy

  • 1810

  The first 16 figures represent the atoms of different elastic fluids, drawn in squares of different magnitude in proportion to the diameters of the atoms.

  Fig. 17 exhibits curve lines by which the boiling point of…

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Printer Russell & Allen
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Atoms, Atomic theory, Boiling-points
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 7: Arrangements of elastic fluid particles

  • Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy

  • 1810

  Figs. 1-3 represent profile views of the disposition and arrangement of hydrogen, nitrous, and carbonic acid gas particles.

  Fig. 4 is the representation of four particles of azote with their elastic atmospheres, marked…

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Printer Russell & Allen
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Atomic theory
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 6: Symbols of compound elements

  • Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy

  • 1810

  Continued from plate 5.

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Printer Russell & Allen
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemical elements, Atomic theory
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  Plate 5: Elements

  • Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy

  • 1810

  This plate exhibits various symbols devised to represent simple and compound elements; they are nearly the same as in plate 4, only extended and corrected.

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Printer Russell & Allen
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemical elements, Atomic theory
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  Plate 4: Elements

  • Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy

  • 1808

  This plate contains the arbitrary marks or signs chosen to represent several chemical elements, from simple elements such as hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen, to septenary elements such as an atom of sugar.

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Engraver Slack
  • Printer Russell, S.
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemical elements, Atomic theory
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 3: Representations of water particles in water and ice

  • Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy

  • 1808

  Fig. 1 represents particles (balls) of water, the square form denoting the arrangement in water.

  Fig, 2 represents particles (balls) of water, the rhomboidal form denoting the arrangement in ice.

  Fig. 3 represents the…

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Engraver Slack
  • Printer Russell, S.
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Atomic theory, Water, Ice, Molecular structure
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 2: The expansion of air by heat

  • Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy

  • 1808

  Fig. 1 represents an air thermometer, or the expansion of air by heat.

  Fig. 2 is the logarithmic curve.

  Fig. 3 is a device suggested by "Mr. Ewart," to illustrate Dalton's idea on the temperature of the atmosphere.

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Engraver Slack
  • Printer Russell, S.
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Expansion (Heat)--Measurement, Chemistry, Inorganic, Expansion (Heat)--Mathematical models, Thermometers, Atomic theory, Expansion (Heat), Temperature measurements
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 1: Capacities of bodies for heat; views of mercurial and water thermometer divisions

  • Part of A New System of Chemical Philosophy

  • 1808

  Fig. 1 is intended to illustrate Dalton's ideas on the subject of the capacities of bodies for heat.

  Fig. 2 is a comparative view of the old and new divisions of the scale of the mercurial thermometer.

  FIg. 3 is a…

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Engraver Slack
  • Printer Russell, S.
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Thermometers, Atomic theory, Temperature measurements