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16 items
Science History Institute 16mm Film Collection
Digitized selections from the 16mm films donated individually to the Science History Institute. Other 16mm films that were donated with collections of manuscript or paper-based materials may be found in those…
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45 items
Science History Institute DVD and Video Collection
Digitized selections from DVDs and VHS cassette tapes donated individually to the Science History Institute. This collection does not represent all of the DVDs and videos held by the Science History Institute. Other…
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4m 30s
Joseph Priestley Celebration
- 1926-Sep-05
Scenes from the 50th anniversary gathering of the American Chemical Society, during which members and chemists from around the world traveled to Northumberland, Pennsylvania to visit Joseph Priestley's grave and…
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8m 45s
Chemical Education and Research in Europe, Part II
- 1928 – 1929
This silent film is the second of two captured by American chemist Alexander Silverman during a tour of university chemistry departments and laboratories across Europe in 1928-1929. This film reel is mostly of…
- Subject Chemical laboratories, Women in science, University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Parsons, Charles Lathrop, 1867-1954, Lind, Samuel C. (Samuel Colville), 1879-1965, Clarke, Hans Thacher, 1887-1972, Adams, Roger, 1889-1971, Hale, William J. (William Jay), 1876-1955, Bartow, Edward, 1870-1958, McPherson, William, 1864-1951, Gomberg, Moses, 1866-1947, Harkins, William D. (William Draper), 1873-1951, Bogert, Marston Taylor, 1868-1954, Norris, James F. (James Flack), 1871-1940, Whitmore, Frank C. (Frank Clifford), 1887-1947, Wendt, G. (Gerald), 1891-1973
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13m 55s
Chemical Education and Research in Europe, Part I
- 1928-May-28 – 1928-Aug-10
This silent film is the first of two captured by American chemist Alexander Silverman during a tour of university chemistry departments and laboratories across Europe in 1928-1929. His edited footage contains title…
- Creator Of Work Silverman, Alexander, 1881-1962
- Subject Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie (Otto-Hahn-Institut), Chemical laboratories, Universität Bonn, Università di Roma, Università di Firenze, Università di Bologna, Università di Padova, Czech Republic--Jáchymov, University of Oxford, National Physical Laboratory (Great Britain), Royal Institute of Chemistry
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48m 37s
Linus Pauling Lectures on Valence and Molecular Structures: Part 3
- 1957
In this third lecture in a series on valence and molecular structure, Pauling addresses ligancy, coordination numbers and complexes, metallic valence, oxidation numbers, hydrogen bonds, and weak forces.
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50m 07s
Linus Pauling Lectures on Valence and Molecular Structures: Part 2
- 1957
In part two of this lecture series on valence and molecular structures, Pauling focuses on ionic and covalent bonds, bond and molecular resonance, and how different bonds effect an element's properties. To demonstrate,…
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50m 41s
Linus Pauling Lectures on Valence and Molecular Structures: Part 1
- 1957
This is the first in a series of three recorded lectures about valence and atomic structure given by Linus Pauling when he was a professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. In this lecture, Pauling…
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12m 44s
Science History at Priestley House
- 1986
This film about Joseph Priestley and his life in Pennsylvania was created by chemistry students at Mifflinburg Area High School in partnership with the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit television station and the…
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25M 41S
Chemistry Is Cool 2
- 1996
Video of a performance presented by COSI (Center of Science and Industry) during the 1996 Ohio Chemical Council annual conference in Columbus, Ohio. In this performance, host Krista teaches the audience about chemical…
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12m 17s
The Robot Chemist
- Circa 1967
This video is a sales presentation for "The Robot Chemist," an automated laboratory system manufactured by Warner-Chilcott Laboratories Instruments Division. This system mixes, measures, and tests chemical agents using…
- Creator Of Work Warner/Chilcott (Firm). Instruments Division
- Producer Aegis Productions
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Robots
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5m 53s
Passing Through: Behind The Scenes
- Circa 1993
This is a promotional work created by the National Plastics Center and Museum to advertise their educational video, Passing Through. Passing Through is a film for teenagers and high school science students in which a…
- Creator Of Work National Plastics Center and Museum
- Producer WAVE, Inc.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Plastics, Educational films, Middle Ages
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5m 30s
Dedicated Spaces
- 1999
Promotional video created for the 2000 reopening of the Chemical Heritage Foundation's building at 315 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania following renovations. Originally founded as the Center for the…
- Producer Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Chemical Heritage Foundation, Museums, Libraries
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32M 44S
Radioactivity and the Parts of an Atom
- Undated
"Radioactivity and the Parts of an Atom" is one of fifty-three short education films originally produced in 1955 for KQED San Francisco as part of the series Tempest in a Test Tube. This series of half-hour episodes…
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9 items
Oral history interview with Makoto Kuro-o
- 2006-Mar-06 – 2006-Mar-08
Makoto Kuro-o grew up in Tokyo, the younger of two children. His father was an engineer, providing air conditioning systems for large structures like the Tokyo train stations. His mother went to college but did not work…
- Interviewee Kuro-o, Makoto, 1960-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kuro-o, Makoto, 1960-, Cardiology, Genetics, Gene expression, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Aging--Prevention, Kidneys--Diseases, Molecular biologists, Geneticists, Emigration and immigration
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5 items
Oral history interview with Lubert Stryer
- 2008-Dec-03 – 2008-Dec-04
Lubert Stryer was born in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China. He and his family lived in Shanghai until he was about ten. Lubert’s father had come to China from Germany, his mother from Russia, in order to escape the…
- Interviewee Stryer, Lubert, 1938-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Stryer, Lubert, 1938-, DNA--Research, Spectrum analysis, Peptides--Conformation, Proteins, Proteins--Structure, Molecular spectroscopy, X-ray spectroscopy, Nuclear excitation, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Emigration and immigration
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6 items
Oral history interview with Izaak M. Kolthoff
- 1984-Mar-15
In this interview Professor Izaak Kolthoff begins by discussing his early life in Holland, his family, and his education. Kolthoff continues with the factors influencing his decision to become an analytical chemist, and…
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11 items
Oral history interview with Charles W. Tobias
- 1995-May-15 – 1995-May-16
Charles Tobias begins this interview with a description of his extended family in Hungary and their interest in engineering. He remembers his early childhood and education in Hungary and the influence of his family and…
- Interviewee Tobias, Charles W., 1920-1996
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Electrochemical Society, Tobias, Charles W., 1920-1996, Chemical engineers, Emigration and immigration
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2 items
Thank you card from Johanna Duisberg with a portrait of Carl Duisberg, 1935
- 1935-Mar
Johanna Duisberg and her children convey their gratitude for the condolences received upon the death of their husband and father, Carl Duisberg (1861-1935). Carl Duisberg was a prominent German chemist and industrialist…
- Author Duisberg, Johanna
- Subject Duisberg, Carl, 1861-1935, Chemistry, Funeral rites and ceremonies
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3 items
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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2 items
Postcard from Carl Engler to Georg Bredig, February 1901
- 1901-Feb-18
Carl Engler (1842-1925), a German chemist and professor of chemistry, thanks Georg Bredig for sending his habilitation thesis Anorganische Fermente (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is…
- Author Engler, Carl, 1842-1925
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Engler, Carl, 1842-1925, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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2 items
Postcard from Carl Engler to Georg Bredig, August 1916
- 1916-Aug-01
Carl Engler (1842-1925) wishes Georg Bredig (1868-1944) well as he prepares for a trip to the Black Forest with his family.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Engler, Carl, 1842-1925
- Subject Engler, Carl, 1842-1925, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Travel, Germany--Black Forest
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2 items
Letter from Paul Ehrlich to Georg Bredig
- Undated
Paul Ehrlich (1854 – 1915), a German physician and scientist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending him a scientific paper and mentions that he will send Bredig some of his recent scientific publications dealing…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ehrlich, Paul, 1854-1915
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Ehrlich, Paul, 1854-1915, Cellular immunity, Immunoglobulins, Biochemistry
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3 items
Letter from Max Bodenstein to Georg Bredig, September 1899
- 1899-Sep-25
Max Bodenstein (1871-1942), a German physical chemist, informs Georg Bredig (1868-1944) that their scientific work would likely not interfere with each other. Bodenstein suggests that Bredig continue working with…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bodenstein, Max, 1871-1942
- Subject Bodenstein, Max, 1871-1942, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Metal clusters, Chemistry, Colloids
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2 items
Letter written by Georg Bredig to Minister of Culture and Education, February 1940
- 1940-Jan-23
- 1940-Feb-09
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) requests that his place of residence be transferred to the United States of America from Utrecht, the Netherlands, where he had initially sought refuge with his colleage, Ernst Cohen…
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Third Reich, Jews, German
