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Oral history interview with Donald L. Katz
- 1986-Aug-22
Donald Katz starts the interview by briefly referring to his current projects but then describes his family background and his genealogical interests, stimulated by his 1952 trip to his father's birthplace in a German…
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Oral history interview with R. Victor Jones
- 2006-Apr-18
R. Victor Jones matriculated into the University of California, Berkeley and entered the lab of Walter Knight, where he worked in the new field of nuclear magnetic resonance. He continued into graduate school at…
- Interviewee Jones, R. Victor, 1929-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Microelectronics industry, Shockley, William, 1910-1989, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electronic industries, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Jones, R. Victor, 1929-, Last, Jay T., Physicists--Biography, Physicists
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Oral history interview with Jean C. Jones
- 2006-Mar-08 (First session)
- 2006-Apr-05 (Second session)
- 2006-Jun-15 (Third session)
Jean C. Jones discusses how she began working at Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and her early interactions with Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce. Jones became full-time secretary for Fairchild and made the move to…
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Oral history interview with Stephen L. Johnson
- 2002-Sep-25 (First session)
- 2002-Sep-26 (Second session)
Stephen L. Johnson was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, the middle (with his twin brother) of four children, growing up in the pre- and post-Civil Rights Era. His father received his degree in electrical engineering and…
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Oral history interview with John W. Johnstone
- 1997-Feb-11
John W. Johnstone begins the interview with a description of his childhood days in the boroughs of New York City. While in high school, he was encouraged by John McManus to study chemistry. After graduating from Far…
- Interviewee Johnstone, John W., 1932-2011
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Chemical industry, Businesspeople--Biography, Olin Corporation, Airco, Inc., Businesspeople, Executives, Chemists, Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp., Executives--Biography, Chemists--Biography, Johnstone, John W., 1932-2011
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Oral history interview with Keith R. Jennings
- 2008-Apr-24 (First session)
- 2008-Apr-25 (Second session)
Keith R. Jennings begins his oral history by discussing his youth and education in the United Kingdom, including his chemistry studies at University of Oxford, where he worked with Jack Wilfrid Linnett, and his…
- Interviewee Jennings, Keith R., 1932-
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Subject Chromatographic analysis, Jennings, Keith R., 1932-, Mass spectrometry, Chemists--Biography, Chemical apparatus, Chemists
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Oral history interview with J. Roger Hirl
- 1999-Jan-29
J. Roger Hirl begins the interview with a discussion of his early life and education. Hirl grew up in Iowa and Minnesota. After graduating from high school, Hirl attended the University of Iowa, earning his B.L.S. in…
- Interviewee Hirl, J. Roger, 1931-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Chemical industry, Hirl, J. Roger, 1931-, Businesspeople--Biography, Olin Corporation, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, Businesspeople, Executives, Executives--Biography, Occidental Chemical (Firm), New York (State)--Niagara Falls--Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill
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Adulterations of Food; With Short Processes for their Detection
- 1874
Chapters cover food types commonly adulterated through the use of additives, with some additives being non-food items such as plaster of Paris, lead and brick dust. End of book features plate illustrations of common…
- Author Atcherley, Rowland J.
- Publisher W. Ibister & Co.
- Subject Food--Analysis, Food adulteration and inspection, Food additives
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Price-List Analytical Laboratory and Assay Office of Gideon E. Moore
- 1888
Sections include:
A.—Qualitative analyses. Ores, minerals, etc.
B.—Assays for, and quantitative determinations of, single constituents.
C.—Assays and analyses of fuel, ores, minerals, technical materials and products,…- Author Moore, Gideon E.
- Publisher Rankin, John C., Jr.
- Subject Metals, Moore, Gideon E., Analytical chemistry, Rankin, John C., Jr., Assaying
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The Effects of Atomic Weapons
- 1950
Illustrated throughout, this book covers topics including the principles and description of an atomic explosion; shock from air, underground and underwater bursts; physical damage; thermal radiation; nuclear radiations…
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The Horsford Cook Book
- Circa 1877
Pocket-sized cookbook features recipes using Horsford baking powder including recipes for biscuits, rolls, muffins and short cakes.
- Publisher Rumford Chemical Works
- Subject Baking, Baking powder, Cooking, Rumford Chemical Works, Recipes, Baked products, Baked products industry
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Fallout Protection: What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack
- 1961
Illustrated throughout including sections on shelters, shelter supplies, first aid and recovery.
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Shelter supplies
- 1961
Recommended supplies to have on hand for fallout shelter in case of nuclear attack.
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Shelter supplies
- 1961
Recommended supplies to have on hand for fallout shelter in case of nuclear attack.
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Iron & Steel Industrial Defense Planning Manual
- 1965
Illustrated throughout with topics including corporate emergency planning, emergency planning at the plant and general provisions (corporate and plant levels). Also includes an industrial defense organization chart.
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In Time of Emergency; a Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack [and] Natural Disasters
- 1968
Illustrated throughout including chapters on fallout shelters, supplies, fire hazards and emergency care of the sick and injured. The section on major natural disasters covers floods and hurricanes, tornadoes, winter…
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First Aid in the Prevention and Treatment of Chemical Casualties
- 1941
Illustrated throughout, this booklet includes sections on lung irritants, blister and tear gases, irritant smokes, incendiaries, screening smokes, systemic poisons and decontamination stations.
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Figure G.—Diagram indicating operation of decontamination station.
- 1941
Illustrated throughout, this booklet includes sections on lung irritants, blister and tear gases, irritant smokes, incendiaries, screening smokes, systemic poisons and decontamination stations.
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Simple Exercises Illustrating some Applications of Chemistry to Agriculture
- 1908
Text includes illustrations as follows:
Fig. 1. Chemicals needed for the exercises in this bulletin
Fig. 2. Apparatus used in preparing oxygen
Fig. 3. Apparatus used in preparing nitrogen
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Adulterated Drugs and Chemicals
- 1906
Text includes sections entitled "Inferior drugs and insidious methods of deception," "Rose geranium oil and its substitutes," and "Phenacetin: methods of analysis and commercial status."