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Letter from Wilhelm Ostwald to Georg Bredig, September 1923
- 1923-Sep-18
The German chemist Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his friendship and suggests that a work on the crude salts of methyl acetate be included in a volume that Bredig is working on.
- Author Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from the German Consulate to Max Bredig, May 4, 1938
- 1938-May-04
The German Consulate in Cleveland, Ohio informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) that his German passport cannot be extended until a confirmation has arrived from Germany. The validity of Max Bredig's German passport was likely…
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Oral history interview with Lee W. Riley
- 1997-Dec-29 – 1997-Dec-31
Lee W. Riley was born Hiroshi Satoyoshi: he spent his first ten years with his mother in Yokohama, Japan, then lived for a short time in a Japanese orphanage before being adopted by the Riley family, at which time he…
- Interviewee Riley, Lee W., 1949-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Riley, Lee W., 1949-, Public health, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Escherichia coli--Research, Tuberculosis--Research, Communicable diseases--Transmission, Tuberculosis--Pathogenesis
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Letter Excerpt from Paul Homburger, January 26, 1941
- 1941-Jan-26
Paul Homburger (1882-1965) describes the two groups of people that are permitted to leave the Gurs concentration camp in France.
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Franz Friedrich Nord, February 13, 1941
- 1941-Feb-13
Ilse Wolfsberg updates Franz Friedrich Nord (1889-1973) on the immigration case of her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), who is interned at the Miranda de Ebro Camp in Spain. She additionally asks Nord if he would be…
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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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Letter from Julius Thomsen to Georg Bredig, December 1883
- 1917-May-02
Julius Thomsen (1826-1909), a Danish chemist famous for determining the amount of heat absorbed in many chemical reactions, provides information on the enthalpy of neutralization for different acids, salts, and metals.
- Creator Of Work Thomsen, Julius, 1826-1909
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Thomsen, Julius, 1826-1909, Neutralization (Chemistry), Enthalpy
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Letter from Eduard Buchner to Georg Bredig, November 1899
- 1899-Nov-20
Eduard Buchner (1860-1917), a German chemist and zymologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1907, discusses his work on enzymes in a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Buchner additionally expresses his…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Buchner, Eduard, 1860-1917
- Subject Buchner, Eduard, 1860-1917, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Enzymes, Nobel Prize winners
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Letter from Otto Bütschli to Georg Bredig, May 1918
- 1918-May-28
Otto Bütschli (1848-1920), a German zoologist and professor at the University of Heidelberg, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for attending a celebration to unveil his commemorative bust.
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Letter from Dr. Moritz Straus to Max Bredig, December 1940
- 1940-Dec-22
- 1940-Dec-26
Moritz Straus provides information to Max Bredig (1902-1977) on how to send financial assistance to Max's sister and brother-in-law, Marianne and Viktor Homburger, who are interned in the Gurs concentration camp in…
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Letter from Alfred Coehn to Georg Bredig, March 1928
- 1928-Mar-18
Alfred Coehn (1863-1938), a German physicist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his moral support and provides an update on his current research dealing with protons in various metals.
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Letter from Walther Hempel to Georg Bredig
- 1901-Feb-24
Walther Hempel (1851-1916), a German chemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is a…
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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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Oral history interview with Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos
- 2012-Aug-06
Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos was born in Turkey in 1922 to parents of Greek descent. Due to Turkish expulsion of the Greeks when he was three months old, the family left for the Greek mainland. Because his father was…
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Oral history interview with Nancy B. Jackson
- 2010-Sep-22
Nancy B. Jackson was born in Wisconsin, and her family moved a few times during her childhood. Jackson spent much of her teenage years in St. Louis, Missouri. Both of her parents were United Church of Christ ministers.…
- Interviewee Jackson, Nancy B.
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Jackson, Nancy B., Women in science, Sandia National Laboratories, Chemical engineering, American Chemical Society, Sex discrimination, Working mothers, United States. Department of State, Chemicals--Safety measures, American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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Colour and Methods of Colour Reproductions
- 1923
Work divided into three parts, the first providing an overview of color theory and nomenclature, the second describing advanced concepts of color measurement (e.g., spectrometry), and the third part concerning color…
- Author Martin, L. C. (Louis Claude)
- Contributor Gamble, William, 1864-1933
- Publisher Blackie
- Subject Colors, Color printing, Color photography, Spectrum analysis, Light, Photometry, Diffraction, Color vision, Color blindness, Vision disorders
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A Manual of Dyeing and Dyeing Receipts, Comprising a System of Elementary Chemistry as Applied to Dyeing
- With Receipts for the General Reader for Dyeing and Colour on Cotton, Silk, and Wool, which Colooured Pattern of Cloth of Each Fabric
- 1875
The third edition of a work, updated from the first to include an updated description of contemporary dyeing machinery, advances in science, and updated nomenclature and chemical formula. According to the author, the…
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Color and its Applications
- 1915
Volume concerned with the science of color and applications of color science. Subjects discussed include the electromagnetic spectrum and wave theory; terminology and nomenclature of color; perception of color by the…
- Author Luckiesh, Matthew, 1883-1967
- Publisher D. Van Nostrand Company
- Subject Colors, Music and color, Spectrum analysis, Light, Color vision, Electromagnetic waves
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Dress, Blouse, and Costume Cloths, Design and Fabric Manufacture
- 1921
This thoroughly illustrated work describes the vast world of textile technology, the spinning and weaving industry, and fabric manufacture. The work seeks to "interpret (1) the commercial and industrial aspects of the…
- Author Beaumont, Roberts, 1862-1924
- Contributor Hill, Walter George
- Publisher Pitman, Isaac, 1813-1897
- Subject Textile fabrics, Textile design, Spinning, Weaving, Textile industry, Textile research
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Oral history interview with Sandra Harding
- 2019-Apr-23 – 2019-Apr-25
- 2019-Aug-28
Sandra Harding was born in San Francisco, California, the first of five children born to Lloyd and Constance Harding. Her father's struggle to find work during the Great Depression led the family to Los Angeles, where…
- Interviewee Harding, Sandra G.
- Interviewer Klett, Joseph, Roberts, Jody A., 1976-
- Subject Harding, Sandra G., Philosophers, Women philosophers, Feminism, Feminist theory, Feminists, Science--Philosophy, Women in higher education
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Oral history interview with Robert Robson
- 2005-Nov-17
- 2005-Dec-16
Robert Robson begins the interview with a discussion about growing up in South Dakota. He discusses his education, his involvement with the Army, and his early interest in electronics. He also details his move to…
- Interviewee Robson, Robert
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Robson, Robert, Electronic industries, Semiconductor industry, Industrial engineers, Microelectronics industry
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Oral history interview with Carlos A. Cuadra
- 2001-May-21
Carlos A. Cuadra, a pioneer in the field of information sciences, begins the interview by discussing his family and educational background. He describes how he continued his education while serving in the Navy during…
- Interviewee Cuadra, Carlos A.
- Interviewer Burke, Colin B.
- Sponsor Eugene Garfield Foundation
- Subject Cuadra, Carlos A., World War (1939-1945), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Rand Corporation, System Development Corporation, Information storage and retrieval systems, United States. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Information storage and retrieval systems--Business, Defense contracts, Intelligence service
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Bug-A-Boo With and Without D.D.T. Kills All 9 Major Pests
- After 1931 – before 1963
Color-print advertisement for Socony-Vacuum Bug-a-boo insecticide. An illustration of three cartoon mosquitos fleeing from a pesticide sprayer fills the top portion of the page. Two Bug-a-boo bottles are illustrated on…
- Creator Of Work Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
- Subject DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Pests--Control, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
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Colour Measurement and Mixture
- 1891
Part of the Romance of Science Series, this volume provides an expanded version of a lecture series given by the author, Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843-1920) at the Royal Society of Arts. Contents include sixteen…
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Color Standards and Nomenclature
- 1912
Volume written with the intent to apply standardized nomenclature to colors and color names. The work is self-proclaimed as one of the few "modern books on the subject of color" that is not "purely technical...…
- Author Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929
- Publisher Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929
- Subject Colors, Naturalists, Names, Color--Study and teaching