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Dropsonde
- 1960s
Dropsonde instruments are cylindrical metal devices containing pressure, temperature, and humidity sensors to capture atmospheric profiles and thermodynamic data. The instruments are designed to be dropped from an…
- Creator Of Work Bendix Corporation
- Subject Radiosondes, Dropwindsondes, Weather, Weather forecasting, Storms, Meteorology
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Letter from Georg Bredig and Valeska Dombrowsky to Max Bredig, October 22, 1938
- 1938-Oct-22
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) gives professional advice to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977) as he looks for a new position in the U.S.A and asks about his well-being. Additionally, Georg mentions the worsening conditions for…
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Strychnine Sulfate Tablets
- After 1870 – before 1910
Bottle of Strychnine Sulfate tablets in a brown glass bottle with cork top closure.
Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, crystalline alkaloid used today as a pesticide for rodents or birds. When inhaled, swallowed,…
- Creator Of Work Eli Lilly and Company
- Subject Strychnine, Strychnine--Toxicology, Drugs, Eli Lilly and Company
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Polypropylene Pellets
- Circa 2008
Small, round pellets of Polypropylene. Pellets are white and semi-translucent.
Polypropylene, also known as polypropene, is a nonpolar, thermoplastic polymer and polyolefin. Though its physical properties are similar…
- Creator Of Work Quantum Chemical Corporation
- Subject Polypropylene, Plastics, Thermoplastics, Polyolefins
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Oral history interview with Morris Tanenbaum
- 2004-May-03
- 2004-Jul-26
Morris Tanenbaum grew up in Huntington, West Virginia, one of three children. His Jewish parents had come from Russia and Poland by way of Buenos Aires, Argentina; they owned a delicatessen, in which Morris worked after…
- Interviewee Tanenbaum, Morris, 1928-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Subject Tanenbaum, Morris, 1928-, AT & T Bell Laboratories, Chemists, Electronic industries, Silicon, Semiconductors, Materials science, Metallurgy, Executives
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Letter of condolence from Maya Haber to Max Bredig, April 27, 1944
- 1944-Apr-27
Maya Haber writes a letter of condolence to Max Bredig (1902-1977) upon the death of his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
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Letter to Rosa Bredig regarding the baptism of Max Bredig, October 25, 1916
- 1916-Oct-25
A clergyman in Heidelberg informs Rosa Bredig (1877-1933) of the baptismal records of her son, Max Bredig (1902-1977).
- Addressee Bredig, Rosa, 1877-1933
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Rosa, 1877-1933
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Draft of a letter from Max Bredig to Kasimir Fajans, March 17, 1943
- 1943-Mar-17
Max Bredig (1902-1977) drafts a letter to his friend and former mentor, Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), regarding his application for American citizenship.
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Letter from Rosa Bredig to Max Bredig, June 28, 1927
- 1927-Jun-28
Rosa Bredig (1877-1933) gives both personal and professional advice to her son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), and also shares updates about her own life. Recently, she received a visit from the German chemist, Agnes Pockels…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Rudolf Brill, October 1926
- 1926-Oct-28
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Rudolf Brill (1899-1989), a German chemist, that he can no longer apply to for a position in Brill's laboratory at I.G. Farbenndustrie in Oppau.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, February 7, 1939
- 1939-Feb-07
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provides his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), with scientific references to consult for his new position at the Vanadium Corporation of America. In addition to this, Georg updates Max on family…
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Letters from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, October 26 and October 28, 1936
- 1936-Oct-26 – 1936-Oct-28
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provides professional advice and scientific references to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), for his experiments on carbides.
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard from Carl Neuberg to Georg Bredig, September 1911
- 1911-Sep-21
Carl Neuberg (1877-1956), a German biochemist and Nobel Prize winner, informs Georg Bredig (1868-1944) that he will change the address on the cover page of the "Biochemische Zeitschrift" (Journal of Biochemistry). He…
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Postcard from Otto Bütschli to Georg Bredig, December 1917
- 1917-Dec-13
Otto Bütschli (1848-1920), a prominent German zoologist and professor at the University of Heidelberg, expresses his gratitude to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his kind birthday greeting, and wishes him good health.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Butschli, O. (Otto), 1848-1920
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Butschli, O. (Otto), 1848-1920
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Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, 1898
- 1898
Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff (1852-1911) to his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), in which van't Hoff express his opinion on the work of their colleague. He humorously refers to himself as the…
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Envelope from Fritz Haber to Georg Bredig
- 1918-Apr-25
Envelope belonging to a letter from the German chemist and Nobel Prize winner, Fritz Haber (1868-1934), which is addressed to his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). At the time, Haber was serving as a…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934
- Subject Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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Letter from Cornelis Lobry van Troostenburg de Bruyn to a Colleague, March 1896
- 1896-Mar-31
Cornelis Lobry van Troostenburg de Bruyn (1857-1904), a Dutch chemist, provides information to a German colleague on how to prepare hydrazine in the laboratory.
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, August 16, 1938
- 1938-Aug-16
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), on his personal and professional life at the University of Michigan in the summer of 1938.
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Moore's Law at 40: Part 6
- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Moore's law, Technology, Computers, Semiconductors, Electronic industries
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Moore's Law at 40: Part 5
- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Computers, Manufacturing industries, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Technology, Semiconductors, Moore's law
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Moore's Law at 40: Part 4
- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Computers, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Technology, Electronic industries, Mead, Carver, Intel Corporation, Moore's law
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, November 1893
- 1893-Nov-18
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), a Swedish chemist and the Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry in 1903, shares scientific data with his friend and colleague Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Nobel Prize winners
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Oral history interview with Konrad E. Bloch
- 1993-Mar-22
The interview begins with Konrad E. Bloch describing his childhood in Neisse, Germany, and his undergraduate education at Technische Hochschule in Munich. During a research assistantship in Davos, Switzerland, Bloch had…
- Interviewee Bloch, Konrad Emil, 1912-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject University of Oxford, Biosynthesis, Biochemists, Human Genome Project, Cholesterol, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Organic, Harvard University, Bloch, Konrad Emil, 1912-, Columbia University, Nobel Prize winners, Cholesterol--Synthesis, Nutrition, Emigration and immigration
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Letter from Kurt Zielenziger to Max Bredig, February 15, 1940
- 1940-Feb-15
Kurt Zielenziger (1890-1944), a German Jewish journalist and economist living in Amsterdam, sends Max Bredig (1902-1977) correspondence from the Baden Culture Minister regarding his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).…
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Postcard from the Simon family to Max Bredig, December 13, 1939
- 1939-Dec-13
The Simon family informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) that a room will likely be available to rent for Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in New York City.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Housing, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944