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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1918
- 1918-Jul-03
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), a Swedish chemist and the Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry in 1903, explains to his friend and colleague Georg Bredig (1868-1944) various calculations for an experiment that he recently…
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Oral history interview with Pradip Raychaudhuri
- 1997-Nov-01 – 1997-Nov-02
Pradip Raychaudhuri grew up in Calcutta (Kolkata), India, the oldest of seven children. His father was a pharmacist, his mother a housewife. As a youngster he played cricket and soccer and followed the professional…
- Interviewee Raychaudhuri, Pradip, 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Raychaudhuri, Pradip, 1958-, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Enzymology, Cancer--Research, Antioncogenes, Proteins--Research, Drug resistance in cancer cells, Emigration and immigration
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1890
- 1890-Jul-02
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), a Swedish chemist and the Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry in 1903, explains to his friend and colleague Georg Bredig (1868-1944) his method for obtaining mathematical calculations for an…
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Letter from István Bugarszky to Georg Bredig, March 1897
- 1897-Mar-31
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), István Bugarszky (1868-1941), a Hungarian physical chemist, describes his research using electrometric and analytical methods to determine the coexisting quantities of ions at…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bugarszky, István, 1868-1941
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bugarszky, István, 1868-1941
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Nanometers and Gigabucks
- Gordon E. Moore, Intel Corporation
- 1996-Jan-26
Filmed for the Leaders in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series XII, this talk from Gordon E. Moore (1929-2023) covers the history and future of the semiconductor industry (as of…
- Producer University Video Communications
- Creator Of Work Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023
- Subject Semiconductors, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-, Intel Corporation, Integrated circuits, Computers--History
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Science and Disability Oral History Project
What makes a person “disabled”? Is it a physical, cognitive, or emotional impairment that is manifested in that person’s body, or is it the presence of barriers and the absence of accommodations in society and the…
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Letter from Richard Adolf Zsigmondy to Georg Bredig, October 1905
- 1905-Oct-23
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), the Austrian chemist, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865-1929), discusses his recent work in the field of colloidal chemistry. In 1925, Zsigmondy was awarded the Nobel Prize in…
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Letter from Paul Walden to Georg Bredig, December 1899
- 1899-Dec-31 – 1900-Jan-02
Paul Walden (1863-1957), a German-Latvian chemist known for his work in stereochemistry, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his treatise "Ueber anorganische Fermente" ("On Inorganic Ferments"). Walden…
- Author Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Fermentation, Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
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Postcard from F. Rosner to Georg Bredig, April 1901
- 1901-Apr-30
A colleague thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for an announcement.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Alfred Stern to Georg and Rosa Bredig, November 1921
- 1921-Nov-25
Alfred Stern, a historian in Zurich, thanks Georg and Rosa Bredig for congratulating him on his birthday.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Stern, Alfred, 1846-1936
- Subject Stern, Alfred, 1846-1936, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard from Richard Willstätter to Georg Bredig, January 1921
- 1921-Jan-30
Richard Willstätter (1872-1942), a German organic chemist and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1915, offers to send Georg Bredig (1868-1944) a copy of a dissertation on catalase.
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9 itemsExhibitions
The Alchemical Quest
Select digitized items from the exhibition, The Alchemical Quest, on view in our Hach gallery from July 2 to December 31, 2012.
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Medical Jurisprudence
- 1899-Nov-30
A chromolithograph print of Dr. Thomas Stevenson (1838-1908), an English toxicologist and forensic chemist, by A.G. Witherby for Vanity Fair, November 30, 1899.
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Pin From 8th International Congress of Applied Chemistry
- 1912-Sep
Bronze and lacquer pin with a blue satin ribbon. The body of the pin features an eagle holding a square shield painted to resemble the American flag. Ribbons with text surround the shield, and two circles showing each…
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Vuvuzela from the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2010
White plastic horn-shaped noise maker used by cheering fans at the 2010 Fifa World Cup held in South Africa. The vuvuzela is handpainted in multiple colors with acrylic paint. The horn's bell is decorated with the South…
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LEGO Scuba Tank
- 1990s
A small gray plastic LEGO accessory shaped like a scuba tank and breathing apparatus. This piece was part of the Lego Lost at Sea Project, started by Tracey Williams.
On February 13, 1997, approximately five million…
- Creator Of Work LEGO koncernen (Denmark)
- Subject LEGO toys, Plastic marine debris, Plastic marine debris, Plastics, Pollution, Water--Pollution
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LEGO Dragon
- 1990s
A small black plastic LEGO accessory shaped like a dragon. This piece was found by Lucy and Edward Thresher as part of the Lego Lost at Sea Project, started by Tracey Williams.
On February 13, 1997, approximately five…
- Creator Of Work LEGO koncernen (Denmark)
- Subject LEGO toys, Plastic marine debris, Plastic marine debris--Environmental aspects, Plastics, Water--Pollution, Pollution
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LEGO Seaweed
- 1990s
A small green plastic LEGO accessory shaped like a patch of seaweed. This piece was part of the Lego Lost at Sea Project, started by Tracey Williams.
On February 13, 1997, approximately five million LEGO pieces were…
- Creator Of Work LEGO koncernen (Denmark)
- Subject Plastics, LEGO toys, Water--Pollution, Pollution, Plastic marine debris, Plastic marine debris--Environmental aspects
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McDonald’s “Recycle Here” Plastic Dish Set
- 1991
A 3-piece plastic tableware set featuring McDonald's Corporation character mascots, Ronald McDonald, the Hamburgler, Grimace, a pink "Fry Kid", and Birdie the Early Bird. The characters are promoting the eco-friendly…
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Letter from Clemens Winkler to Georg Bredig, February 1901
- 1901-Feb-19 – 1901-Feb-19
Clemens Winkler (1838-1903), a German chemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is a…
- Author Winkler, Clemons, 1838-1904
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Winkler, Clemens Alexander, 1838-1904, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Clemens Winkler to Georg Bredig, December 1900
- 1900-Dec-10 – 1900-Dec-10
Clemens Winkler (1838-1904), a German chemist known for his discovery of the element germanium, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his treatise "Ueber anorganische Fermente" (On Inorganic Ferments), which was…
- Author Winkler, Clemons, 1838-1904
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Winkler, Clemens Alexander, 1838-1904
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Letter from Rudolf Wegscheider to Georg Bredig, September 1920
- 1920-Sep-05
Rudolf Wegscheider (1859-1935), an Austrian chemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for wishing him well on his sixtieth birthday. Wegscheider additionally laments turning older and the economic consequences of the…
- Author Wegscheider, Rudolf, 1859-1935
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918), Wegscheider, Rudolf
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Testimony from Ilse Wolfsberg on behalf of Fritz Hochwald, January 15, 1941
- 1941-Jan-15
Ilse Wolfsberg requests help in acquiring an American visa for her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968). Hochwald is interned at the Miranda de Ebro concentration camp in Spain.
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Note written by Max Bredig regarding Paul Homburger's Letter, January 1941
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Max Bredig (1902-1977) copies an excerpt of a letter written by Paul Homburger, the brother-in-law of Max's sister, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), from the Gurs concentration camp.
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, January 2, 1942
- 1942-Jan-02
Ilse Wolfsberg requests that Max Bredig (1902-1977) assist with a patent application for her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald. Hochwald, a former colleague of Bredig at the Bavarian Nitrogen Works, is currently interned at the…