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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, January 27, 1938
- 1938-Jan-27
Max Bredig (1902-1977) thanks his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), for sending various items from Germany and describes his frustration with the lack of communication from his former supervisor in Berlin, Hans Heinrich…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, February 14, 1938
- 1938-Feb-14
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), on his scientific work at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and describes his additional endeavors to secure a permanent position…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, November 29, 1937
- 1937-Nov-29
In a letter to his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Max Bredig (1902-1977) describes his work and social life at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the fall of 1937.
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12m 51s
Perkin-Elmer corporate video
- 1987
This video was likely shown to new hires or at recruitment events for Perkin-Elmer in the late 1980s. The video highlights the accomplishments of the company, including its technology being used to fight air and water…
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Oral history interview with George Rosenkranz
- 1997-May-17
George Rosenkranz begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood years in Budapest, Hungary. After graduation from the German School, Rosenkranz attended the renowned Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.…
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Oral history interview with Madeleine M. Joullié
- 1991-Apr-23
The interview begins with Dr. Joullié's description of her early life and education in Brazil. Her father sent her to Simmons College in the United States, where she received her undergraduate degree before obtaining…
- Interviewee Joullié, Madeleine M., 1927-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
- Subject Joullié, Madeleine M., 1927-, Chemistry, Organic, Women in chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Price, Charles C. (Charles Coale), 1913-2001, United States. Secret Service, DNA fingerprinting, American Chemical Society, Western Electric Company, Shell Oil Company, Weisz, Paul B., 1921-, Alzheimer's disease--Research, Chemists, Women chemists, Women in science, Emigration and immigration
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Putting Scientific Information to Work
- 1967
This promotional film is one of several made to advertise the new citation indexing service offered by the Institute for Scientific Information. The ISI was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1960 by Eugene…
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Copper Smelting in Japan
- After 1830 – before 1870
A finely illustrated Japanese scroll on paper with manuscript notes depicting the Nanban-Buki method of separating copper from silver (copper smelting). The scroll depicts every step of smelting using the "Nanban-Buki"…
- Subject Copper smelting, Forging, Scrolls, Japanese, Copper, Metallurgy
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The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 5
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume five of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 4
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume four of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 3
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume three of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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15 items
The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 2
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume two of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The collection…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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15 items
The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 1
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume one of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The collection…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment
- Circa 1820 – 1870
A description of the steps in Ramie cloth production written to accompany a five-volume, brocade-bound set of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing…
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1896
- 1896-Jul-22
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) describes his summer travels in Scandinavia in the summer of 1896 to his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The highlight of Arrhenius' travels is a sea voyage around Norway…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, September 1, 1940
- 1940-Sep-01
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his sister and brother-in-law, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987 ) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), on his life in New York City. He also discusses emigration matters and the well-being of…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, Marianne Homburger, and Viktor Homburger, December 26, 1938
- 1938-Dec-26
Max Bredig (1902-1977) wishes his family in Germany well for the New Year and updates them on his plans to help with their emigration from Germany.
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Eugene Garfield Papers
This archival collection contains the professional files, personal files, papers and presentations, journal articles, publications, audio-visual materials, electronic storage materials, and photographic materials of…
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21m 22s
Putting Scientific Information to Work
- 1973
This promotional film for the Institute for Scientific Information is one of several produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The ISI was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1960 by Eugene Garfield, a prominent…
- Producer Cine Vision Enterprises
- Creator Of Work Institute for Scientific Information
- Subject Research, Scholarly publishing, Bibliographical citations, Databases, Citation indexes, Institute for Scientific Information
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An Alchemist in His Study
- 1600s
A gray-bearded scholar in a red cap writes at his desk with a quill. Scattered in front of him are fabric-covered ceramic jars, a celestial globe, glass jars stoppered with twists, and a pipe. Illumination floods the…
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Elements of chemistry : in a new systematic order, containing all the modern discoveries Volume 1
- 1802
The fifth and final edition of Elements of chemistry translated to English by Scottish translator Robert Kerr (1755–1813), an ardent supporter of Lavoisier’s antiphlogistic chemistry. Kerr dedicated this fifth edition…
- Author Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794
- Publisher Creech, William, 1745-1815
- Contributor Kerr, Robert, 1755-1813
- Subject Acid-base chemistry, Solubility, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794
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Max Bredig's handwritten Curriculum Vitae
- 1927
Max Bredig (1902-1977) provides his scientific curriculum vitae in narrative form as part of an application to a funding agency.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, November 28, 1938
- 1938-Nov-28
In a letter to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks about the status of Max's blocked marks account with Deutsche Bank in Berlin. Under the Third Reich, citizens of Jewish descent such as Max…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, January 5, 1938
- 1938-Jan-05
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), if he should forward Max's scientific journals to the U.S.A., advises his son to give a scientific lecture as soon as he is fluent in English, and provides…
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Letter from Fritz Foerster to Georg Bredig, March 1901
- 1901-Mar-26
Fritz Foerster (1866-1931), a German chemist and professor in Dresden, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Foerster, Fritz, 1866-1931
- Subject Chemistry, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Science--Experiments, Platinum