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Oral history interview with Vincent A. Calarco
- 2000-Nov-29
Vincent Calarco begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood years in New York City. Calarco was an ambitious and hard-working student who enjoyed chemistry and had a firm desire to attend college. After…
- Interviewee Calarco, Vincent A. 1942-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Calarco, Vincent A., 1942-, Procter & Gamble Company, U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Ballistics and Weapons Concepts Division, NL Industries, Uniroyal Chemical, Crompton & Knowles Corporation, Chemical engineering, Chemical engineers
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Oral history interview with Cynthia J. Burrows
- 2009-Jul-15 – 2009-Jul-16
Cynthia J. Burrows was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, one of two children. Her father was an electrical engineer in the aerospace industry, and her mother was a housewife. She liked school and was a good student; she had…
- Interviewee Burrows, Cynthia J., 1953-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Burrows, Cynthia J., 1953-, Reaction mechanisms (Chemistry), Lehn, J.-M. (Jean-Marie), Carpenter, Barry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, University of Utah, Women in chemistry, Women in science--Social aspects, Working mothers, Chemists, Women chemists
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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 Ralph C. Budd
- 1994-Oct-16 – 1994-Oct-18
Ralph C. Budd grew up in Middletown, New York, in a close and happy family that included his parents and an older brother. He attended public schools, where he had good teachers who fostered his early interest and…
- Interviewee Budd, Ralph C., 1951-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Budd, Ralph C. 1951-, Rheumatology, T cells, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Stanford University, Immunology, Genentech, Inc., University of Vermont, Autoimmune diseases--Treatment, Medical scientists, Rheumatologists
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Oral history interview with David R. Bryant
- 1998-Apr-08
David Bryant begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood. Bryant grew up in North Carolina as one of seven children. He began working at age ten, and held various jobs until he earned a scholarship to Wake…
- Interviewee Bryant, David R., 1936-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Chemistry, Organic, Hauser, Charlie, Bryant, David R., 1936-, Union Carbide Corporation, Vinyl acetate, Acrylic acid, Oxo process, Chemical industry, Chemists
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Oral history interview with Kenneth H. Britten
- 2001-Jan-24 – 2001-Jan-26
Kenneth H. Britten was born in Washington, DC in 1958, the younger of two brothers. His father, Roy J. Britten, was a biophysicist who made notable achievements in the heyday of genetics, working at the Carnegie…
- Interviewee Britten, Kenneth H., 1958-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Britten, Kenneth H., 1958-, Newsome, William T., Neurobiology, Psychophysiology--Research, University of California, Davis, Visual cortex--Physiology, Primates--Research, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Patrick Brennwald
- 2000-May-22 – 2000-May-24
Patrick Brennwald is the youngest of three children, two boys and a girl. They lived first in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago; when Patrick was about ten, his parents divorced, and a few years later his mother…
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Oral history interview with David A. Brenner
- 1990-Jun-20
- 2009-Mar-10 – 2009-Mar-11
David A. Brenner grew up in Queens, New York, the oldest of three children. His father worked in the family business, a ladies’ clothing store; his mother was a housewife until her children were grown, at which time…
- Interviewee Brenner, David A., 1953-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Domush, Hilary, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Brenner, David A., 1953-, University of California, San Diego, Liver--Diseases, San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gastroenterology--Periodicals, Columbia University, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Christopher A. Bradfield
- 1997-Dec-02 – 1997-Dec-04
Christopher Bradfield grew up in the San Francisco, California, area. His early schooling was in Daly City, California, and he attended high school in Half Moon Bay. He has an older brother and a younger sister. His…
- Interviewee Bradfield, Christopher A., 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Bradfield, Christopher A., 1958-, Bjeldanes, Leonard F., Poland, Alan, 1940-, University of Wisconsin, Dioxins--Research, Hypoxia (Water), Gene therapy--Research, Science and state, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with James A. Borowiec
- 1993-Sep-14
- 1993-Sep-17
- 1993-Sep-23
- 1993-Oct-01
- 1993-Oct-09 – 1993-Oct-10
James Anthony Borowiec was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1958, the youngest of four children. His father was a union lawyer, interested in local politics, and his mother was a housewife. His extended family, of Polish…
- Interviewee Borowiec, James A., 1958-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Borowiec, James A., 1958-, Boyer, Paul D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, SV40 (Virus), DNA replication, New York University. Medical Center, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Research, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists
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Pine Oil Smells Clean...Cleans Clean
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a line drawing of a man cleaning with a mop and bucket. The text describes the cleaning properties of pine oil.
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Pine Oil Smells Clean...Cleans Clean
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a pair of soapy hands. The accompanying text describes pine oil's "ability to quickly penetrate and remove grime and…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Soap, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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The Right Explosive for Every Pipe-Laying Job
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for Hercules Powder Company explosives. The advertisement features small black-and-white illustrations of industrial sites. The accompanying text briefly describes several Hercules explosives, such…
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Styled to Spur Sales with Low-Cost Cellulose Acetate
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features an illustrated figure of a woman, as well as…
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Magnet in a Major Market
- Advertisement for Hercules Cellulosic Plastics
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features a photograph of two children admiring a…
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Permissibles That Give You the Most for Your Dynamite Dollar
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Color print advertisement for permissible explosives manufactured by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows four lists of permissibles, separated into categories labelled For Rock Work, For Wet Work, For…
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"Yarmor" F Pine Oil, Still the Ideal Flotation Frother for Sulphide and Non-Sulphide Minerals
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Color print advertisment for "Yarmor" F Pine Oil, a frother manufactured by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows an illustration of bubbles emanating from the Hercules logo. Inside the bubbles are qualities…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Flotation, Metallurgy
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Down and Out Fast
- Thanite For Instant Knockdown
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Advertisement for Thanite, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides. The advertisement shows a small figure of a woman operating an insecticide sprayer, as…
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Pine Oil Smells Clean...Cleans Clean
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a man washing his hands at a sink. The accompanying text describes the benefits of pine oil for mechanics "removing…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Soap
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Reduce Laundering Costs with Daintex
- Daintex helps soap do a better job
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Advertisement for Daintex, a terpene-based chemical manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in soaps and detergents. The advertisement shows a list of Daintex distributers by state against a blue…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Laundry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Detergents, Detergent industry, Terpenes
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Ekco's Answer: "Hercules" High-Acetyl Cellulose Acetate
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement shows a spatula with a plastic handle against a blue…
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The Hoover Company Likes Lacquer Best Because...Lacquer Helps You Sell
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for lacquer used in the finishing of Hoover vacuum cleaner accessories. The advertisement shows an illustration of two vacuum cleaner attachments, as well as a small figure of a woman carrying a…
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Oral history interview with Susan J. Birren
- 2004-Aug-02 – 2004-Aug-04
Susan J. Birren spent time in New York and Washington, D.C., though grew up mostly in Kentfield, California, just north of San Francisco, the second youngest of four siblings. Her father was a lawyer, and then an…
- Interviewee Birren, Susan J., 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Women in science, Women molecular biologists, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Birren, Susan J., 1958-, Halobacterium, Metallothionein--Research, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Alison E. M. Adams
- 1996-Feb-12 – 1996-Feb-14
Alison E. M. Adams was born in Penang, Malaysia, the third of six children. Her parents were British citizens: Her father, a British citizen, had worked for the British government for many years; her mother, also a…
- Interviewee Adams, Alison E. M., 1955-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biochemistry, Women biochemists, Women in science, Cancer--Research, Biochemistry--Research, Adams, Alison E. M., 1955-, Cytology, Immunofluorescence, Molecular biology, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with James B. Bliska
- 2000-May-30 – 2000-May-31
- 2000-Jun-01
James B. Bliska was born in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1959, the youngest of four children. His father was an architect originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan who died when James was only five years old. His mother was…
