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Oral history interview with Willis Humphreys
- 2002-Mar-07
Willis Humphreys begins the interview by describing how he came to work at National Technical Laboratories [NTL] on 31 March 1938. Before joining NTL, Humphreys worked for a small company in Pasadena, California, but…
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Oral history interview with Wilbur I. Kaye
- 2002-Feb-11 (First session)
- 2002-Feb-27 (Second session)
Kaye describes his early interest in science, and specifically, instrumentation. He discusses his decision to study at the University of Illinois, and his own academic experience there as a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry.…
- Interviewee Kaye, Wilbur I. (Wilbur Irving), 1922-2006
- Interviewer Gallwas, Gerald E., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Instrument manufacture, Chemists, Kaye, Wilbur I. (Wilbur Irving), 1922-2006, Chemists--Biography, Tennessee Eastman Company, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Oral history interview with Irvin I. Rubin
- 2002-Feb-26
Irvin I. Rubin begins the interview by describing his family history and how he came to work in the plastics industry. Throughout the interview Rubin describes the intricacies of working with plastic, starting with the…
- Interviewee Rubin, Irvin I., 1919-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Rubin, Irvin I., 1919-, Chemists, Robinson Plastics Corporation, Injection molding of plastics, Chemists--Biography
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Oral history interview with Robert J. Manning
- 2002-Feb-19
Robert J. Manning begins the interview with a brief sketch of his educational background. In 1948, after graduating with a M.S. in chemistry from the University of Missouri in Kansas City, Manning spent time in the…
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Oral history interview with Anirvan Ghosh
- 2004-Feb-02 – 2002-Feb-03
Anirvan Ghosh was in born in Bloomington, Indiana—Ghosh's parents were graduate students there—the older of two children. After a brief time at Rice University in Houston, Texas, Ghosh's family moved to Kanpur, India,…
- Interviewee Ghosh, Anirvan
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ghosh, Anirvan, Education, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.), Molecular neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, Minorities in science, Gordon Research Conferences, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with James N. Shoolery
- 2002-Jan-18
James N. Shoolery begins the interview by discussing his family background and growing up during the Depression. His interest in chemistry began in his childhood and grew further during his undergraduate years at the…
- Interviewee Shoolery, James N., 1925-2015
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Nuclear magnetic resonance, Chemists, Shoolery, James N., 1925-2015, Varian Associates, Chemists--Biography
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Take Your Child to Work Day at Beckman Instruments
- Circa 2001
This series of photographs documents employees and their children participating in Take Our Children to Work Day. Arnold Beckman was on hand for the event, as was a team of volunteers.
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Society News, Volume 4, Issue 4
- 2001
Fall 2001 issue of the Society News, the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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Society News, Volume 4, Issue 3
- 2001
Summer 2001 issue of the Society News, the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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Society News, Volume 4, Issue 2
- 2001
Spring 2001 issue of the Society News, the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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Society News, Volume 4, Issue 1
- 2000 – 2001
Winter 2000-2001 issue of the Society News, the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 19 Number 3
- 2001 (Fall)
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Oral history interview with James A. Fisher
- 2001-Dec-19
James A. Fisher begins the interview with a description of his family and early years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating early from Yale University because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Fisher secured a…
- Interviewee Fisher, James A. (James Aiken), 1920-2014
- Interviewer DeWitt, Lloyd, Gapp, Marjorie
- Subject Art--Collectors and collecting, Fisher Scientific (Firm), Chemistry, Alcoa Niagara Works, Kipling Corporation, Alchemy in art, Painting, Painting, Netherlandish, Fisher, James A. (James Aiken), 1920-2014, Painting--Private collections, Fisher, Chester G., 1881-1965
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Oral history interview with Robert E. Finnigan
- 2001-Dec-04
Robert E. Finnigan begins the interview with a description of his family and childhood years in Snyder, New York. Finnigan developed an interest in military service and science while reading The Dave Darrin Series about…
- Interviewee Finnigan, Robert E., 1927-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Electrical engineers, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Mass spectrometry, Electrical engineering, Quadrupoles, Electronic Associates, Finnigan Corporation, Finnigan, Robert E., 1927-, Gas chromatography--Instruments, Water--Analysis
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Oral history interview with John E. Woolston
- 2001-Nov-19 – 2001-Nov-21
John Woolston grew up in a suburb of London, England. Though he originally intended to study humanities, he was assigned by his school to the science track. He entered King’s College London, where he studied nuclear…
- Interviewee Woolston, John E.
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Subject Woolston, John E., 1924-2017, Mass spectrometry, Nuclear physics, Science publishing, Information science, INIS (Information retrieval system)
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Oral history interview with Robert W. Allington
- 2001-Nov-13
Robert W. Allington begins the interview with a sketch of his family history. His father, a scientist for the United States Department of Agriculture, and later at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln [UNL], encouraged…
- Interviewee Allington, R. W. (Robert W.), 1935-2006
- Interviewer Van Ness, John R., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Poliomyelitis--Patients, Electrical engineers, People with disabilities, Allington, R. W. (Robert W.), 1935-2006, Electrical engineering, University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Poliomyelitis, Separation (Technology), Scientists with disabilities, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Oral history interview with Peter G. Gillespie
- 2001-Aug-01 – 2001-Aug-03
Peter G. Gillespie was born in Seattle, Washington in 1958; the elder of two brothers. Both Gillespie's mother, who came from Idaho, and his father, who came from Washington, attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon,…
- Interviewee Gillespie, Peter G., 1958-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Gillespie, Peter G., 1958-, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, Oregon Health & Science University, Hair cells, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Elsa Reichmanis
- 2001-Aug-01
Elsa Reichmanis begins the interview with a description of her family's immigration to the United States and her childhood years in Syracuse, New York. Reichmanis developed an interest in chemistry after taking a high…
- Interviewee Reichmanis, Elsa, 1953-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Reichmanis, Elsa, Chemists, Women chemists, Women in science, Bell Labs, Syracuse University, Photonics
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Oral history interview with Richard W. Carthew
- 2001-Jul-02 – 2001-Jul-03
- 2001-Jul-05
Richard W. Carthew was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, the second youngest, and only son, of four siblings. His father received a degree in civil engineering from Queen's University and worked for the province-run…
- Interviewee Carthew, Richard W., 1956-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Carthew, Richard W., 1956-, Thermodynamics, RNA polymerases, Sharp, Phillip A., Neurobiology--Research, Ras oncogenes, Chiron (Firm), RNA interference, Rubin, Gerald, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Stephen Buratowski
- 2001-Jun-11 – 2001-Jun-13
Stephen Buratowski, the oldest of four boys, grew up in Iselin, New Jersey. Stephen's father was working as a programmer for a subsidiary of International Business Machines when he met Stephen's mother, who was doing…
- Interviewee Buratowski, Stephen, 1962-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Buratowski, Stephen, 1962-, Khoury, George, Recombinant DNA, Sharp, Phillip A., Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Harvard Medical School, Biology--Research
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Oral history interview with David E. Fisher
- 2001-Jun-06 – 2001-Jun-08
David E. Fisher grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey, the second of three children. His grandparents and their extended families had escaped Germany just in time—his grandfathers actually from camps—and settled…
- Interviewee Fisher, David E. (David Erich)
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Fisher, David E. (David Erich), Molecular biology, Oncology, T cells, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Immunology, Orthodox Judaism, Medical scientists
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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