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Cellulosics, The Most Useful of All Plastics
- Part of 1946 Hercules Advertisements
- 1946
Colorful print spread advertising cellulosic plastic compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement specifically features the compounds cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, and ethyl…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, DDT (Insecticide), Corporations, Naval stores, Thanite, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Hercules Cellulose Acetate, Cellulose Nitrate, Ethyl Cellulose
- Part of 1946 Hercules Advertisements
- 1946
Colorful print spread advertising cellulosic plastic compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement specifically features the compounds cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, and ethyl…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, DDT (Insecticide), Corporations, Naval stores, Thanite, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Product demonstration at chemical industry trade show (circa 1954)
- Circa 1954
Two views of a product demonstration at the Hercules Powder Company exhibition display at an unidentified chemical industry trade show. The individuals visible in the photograph are unidentified.
Formed in 1912 as part…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Employees, Women employees, Hercules Incorporated
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Chemical show in Atlantic City, New Jersey (1954)
- 1954
General view of a portion of the Hercules Powder Company display exhibited at a 1954 trade show held at Chalfonte-Haddon Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
- Photographer Standard Photo Service Co.
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows
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Kolloides Silber und die Photohaloide [Frontispiece]
- Colloidal Silver and the Photohalides
- 1908
Frontispiece depicting an engraved portrait and signature of Matthew Carey Lea (1823-1897). Lea, a Philadelphian lawyer and scientist, was devoted to the chemistry of photography. He is known as the father of…
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Photochemie [Bookplate featuring Matthew Carey Lea]
- 1910
Franklin Institute Library bookplate featuring a small inset portrait of Matthew Carey Lea (1823-1897). Lea, a Philadelphian lawyer and scientist, was devoted to the chemistry of photography. He is known as the father…
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Oral history interview with James S. Murday
- 2007-May-29
James S. Murday, at a young age, decided he wanted to be a second Einstein; he wanted to bring important change to the world. In school he always did better in the sciences and math, so he liked them more. He was most…
- Interviewee Murday, James S., 1942-
- Interviewer Mody, Cyrus C. M.
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Murday, James S., 1942-, Nuclear magnetic resonance, Solid state physics, Nanoscience, United States. Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.), American Vacuum Society, Nanostructures, United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Science and Technology Council (U.S.), National Nanotechnology Initiative (U.S.), University of Southern California
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Oral history interview with William A. Muller
- 1993-May-06
- 1993-May-14
- 1993-May-24
- 1993-May-28
William A. Muller was born in Manhattan but grew up on Long Island; he is the oldest of three brothers, among whom might be found typical sibling rivalry. He is of Jewish ancestry, but his parents and his extended…
- Interviewee Muller, William A., 1953-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Muller, William A., 1953-, DNA, Genetic engineering, Clinical medicine--Research, Baltimore, David, Massachusetts General Hospital, Pathology, Endothelial cells, Biochemistry, Cell adhesion molecules, Rockefeller University, Cornell University. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College
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Oral history interview with Tom W. Muir
- 2002-Aug-15 – 2002-Aug-16
Thomas W. Muir grew up in Stranraer, Scotland—a major port city about two-hundred miles south of Glasgow—the oldest of three brothers. His father was a telephone engineer technician and his mother a housewife, both of…
- Interviewee Muir, Tom W., 1967-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Muir, Tom W., 1967-, Chemistry, Peptides--Synthesis, Scripps Research Institute, Cell interaction, Rockefeller University, Biochemistry, Recombinant proteins
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Oral history interview with Russell A. Mittermeier
- 2007-Apr-15
Russell A. Mittermeier discusses the involvement of Gordon E. Moore in Conservation International over the previous eighteen years. He reviews Moore's increasing support of the organization, especially his contribution…
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Oral history interview with Ronald A. Milligan
- 1992-Oct-22
- 1992-Oct-24
- 1992-Dec-17
Ronald A. Milligan grew up on a farm outside of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the youngest of five children. Life was, in his words, "primitive." He spent most of his free time outside, never feeling bored. He was…
- Interviewee Milligan, Ronald Andrew, 1954-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Milligan, Ronald Andrew, 1954-, Bacteriology, Botany, Violence--Religious aspects, Terrorism, London Zoo (London, England), Medical Research Council (Great Britain), Microscopy, Cytology, Scripps Research Institute, Johnson & Johnson
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Oral history interview with Earl K. Miller
- 2004-Aug-26 – 2004-Aug-27
Earl K. Miller was born and raised in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, one of two siblings—the other being his identical twin. His mother was a homemaker; his father an accountant. As a child, Miller was interested in…
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Oral history interview with Matthew L. Meyerson
- 2006-Jan-17 – 2006-Jan-19
Matthew L. Meyerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of three children. His family moved several times before finally settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when Matthew was seven. His parents were both…
- Interviewee Meyerson, Matthew L. 1963-
- Interviewer Krenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Meyerson, Matthew L. 1963-, Genetics, Cell cycle--Regulation, Diagnosis, Laboratory, Cytology, Weinberg, Robert A. (Robert Allan), 1942-, Telomerase, Human genetics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Cancer--Genetic aspects, Lungs--Cancer
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Oral history interview with Pamela B. Meluh
- 2007-Nov-26
- 2007-Nov-28
Pamela Meluh grew up in suburban Baltimore, Maryland, one of two children. Her
father was a diesel mechanic, her mother a housewife. Although they did not have advanced education her parents always encouraged Pamela to…- Interviewee Meluh, Pamela Bernadette
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Meluh, Pamela Bernadette, Molecular biology, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.), Tubulins, Yeast, Molecular cloning, Cell separation, Cytology, Microtubules, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Cornell University. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College, Johns Hopkins University
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Oral history interview with Markus D. Meister
- 1998-Nov-18
- 1998-Nov-20
- 1998-Nov-28
Markus D. Meister was born in Siegsdorf, Germany, a small town in Swabian Germany, in the foothills of the Alps. His father completed a PhD in physics, and when Markus was a young boy the family moved to the village of…
- Interviewee Meister, Markus, 1940-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Meister, Markus, 1940-, Science--Study and teaching, Euratom, Education, Bilingual, Biology, Berg, Howard C., 1934-, Neurosciences, Visual perception, Harvard Medical School
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Oral history interview with A. J. Meadows
- 2000-Jun-29
A. J. Meadows begins the interview with a discussion of his early employment at the University of Illinois. He reveals why he studied both astronomy and the history of science, and how, through his knowledge of both…
- Interviewee Meadows, A. J. (Arthur Jack), 1934-
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Sponsor Eugene Garfield Foundation
- Subject Meadows, A. J. (Arthur Jack), 1934-, Information science, Institute of Information Scientists, Library Association, Aslib, Urquhart, Donald, Telecommunication, Digital communications
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Oral history interview with John J. Ngai
- 2000-Feb-01 – 2000-Feb-03
John J. Ngai, the youngest of three children, was born in New York City and grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey. His parents, who had left China after World War II, were both doctors, his father in anesthesiology, his mother…
- Interviewee Ngai, John J., 1958-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ngai, John J., 1958-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Smell, Neurosciences, Rhinencephalon
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Oral history interview with Robert D. Nicholls
- 1997-Sep-03 – 1997-Sep-05
Robert D. Nicholls was born in a small town near Melbourne, Australia, one of four children. His father was in the Forests Commission, so the family moved fairly often until Robert's parents divorced when he was a…
- Interviewee Nicholls, Robert D., 1960-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Nicholls, Robert D., 1960-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Escherichia coli, Genetic disorders, Nervous system--Diseases, Angelman syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome
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Oral history interview with Timothy J. McDonnell
- 1996-Jun-17 – 1996-Jun-19
Timothy J. McDonnell spent his first six years in Indiana and Spain; then the family moved to San Diego, California. His father was a mechanical engineer in the Navy and then the Air Force. His mother had been a weather…
- Interviewee McDonnell, Timothy J., 1956-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject McDonnell, Timothy J., 1956-, Biology, Cytology, Carcinogens, Heart cells, Cancer genes, Oncogenes, Molecular biology, Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Prostate--Cancer
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Oral history interview with Bruce J. Nicholson
- 1994-Mar-14
- 1994-Mar-16 – 1994-Mar-18
Bruce J. Nicholson was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, in the middle of a hurricane, but was raised, principally, in Brisbane, the younger of two brothers. His mother was a bank teller until she wed; his…
- Interviewee Nicholson, Bruce J., 1954-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Nicholson, Bruce J., 1954-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Neurobiology, Gap junctions (Cell biology), Proteins--Research
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Oral history interview with H. Eugene McBrayer
- 1992-May-11
Eugene McBrayer begins the interview with a discussion of his family background and early education in Birmingham, Alabama. His father was a small gasoline distributor for Amoco, and McBrayer helped with the business.…
- Interviewee McBrayer, H. Eugene, 1932-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject McBrayer, H. Eugene, 1932-, Chemical engineering, Exxon Corporation, Petroleum refineries, ExxonMobil Chemical (Firm), Environmental protection, Oil spills--Environmental aspects, Pollution
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Oral history interview with Janko Nikolić-Žugić
- 1996-Nov-12 – 1996-Nov-14
Janko Nikolić-Žugić was born and raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, which, at the time, was a relatively open Communist country under Josip Broz Tito. His father was an orthopedic surgeon and his mother was a researcher at…
- Interviewee Nikolić-Žugić, Janko, 1960-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Nikolić-Žugić, Janko, 1960-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Communism, T cells, Immunology, Cytology
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Oral history interview with Dimitar B. Nikolov
- 2005-Jul-05 – 2005-Jul-07
Dimitar B. Nikolov grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria, the only child of a mother who is still a chemist and a father who was an electrical engineer. His paternal grandparents lived with them and cared for Nikolov while his…
- Interviewee Nikolov, Dimitar B., 1966-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Nikolov, Dimitar B., 1966-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, X-ray crystallography, Genetic transcription
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Oral history interview with William W. Mattox
- 2000-Mar-13 – 2000-Mar-14
- 2000-Mar-17
William W. Mattox was born in South Bend, Indiana, two miles from the Michigan border; South Bend had the nearest hospital to his home town, Edwardsburg, Michigan. He has two brothers and one sister. His father began as…
- Interviewee Mattox, William W., 1957-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Mattox, William W., 1957-, Genetics, Drosophila, RNA--Data processing, RNA, Polymerase chain reaction, Gene expression, Molecular biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Oral history interview with Lee Ann Niswander
- 2000-May-15
- 2000-May-17 – 2000-May-18
Lee Ann Niswander was born in Bluffton, Ohio, the fourth child of six. Her parents were moderately devout Mennonites until her father's job caused them to move to Okemos, Michigan, where they became Methodists. Both…
- Interviewee Niswander, Lee Ann
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Niswander, Lee Ann, Women in science, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Genetics, Microdissection, Neural tube
