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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…
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Oral history interview with Pamela Jane Bjorkman
- 1990-Mar-06
Pamela Bjorkman grew up in Parkrose, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. Her father was an accountant for a tractor company, and her mother, who had taught English in Bermuda, was a housewife. Bjorkman became interested in…
- Interviewee Bjorkman, Pamela Jane, 1956
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Davis, Mark, 1954-, Major histocompatibility complex, Bjorkman, Pamela Jane, 1956, X-ray crystallography, T cells--Research, Women in science--Social aspects, Women in science--Research, Biologists, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Mark D. Biggin
- 1996-Mar-04
- 1996-Mar-06 – 1996-Mar-07
Mark D. Biggin grew up in Chesterfield, England, near the Peak District National Park, where he cycled the moors and hills from an early age. He attended a local school, tracked on the basis of his IQ. He remembers one…
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Oral history interview with Michael J. Berry II
- 2007-Dec-04 – 2007-Dec-05
Michael J. Berry II begins his oral history discussing his childhood, which was heavily influenced by the chemistry careers of both his parents and involved several moves from California to Wisconsin, New Jersey, and…
- Interviewee Berry, Michael J., II, 1967-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Berry, Michael J., II, 1967-, Meister, Markus, Princeton University, Neurosciences--Research, Retina--Research, Molecular biology--Study and teaching
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Oral history interview with Brenda L. Bass
- 1995-Jul-24 – 1995-Jul-26
Brenda L. Bass grew up in the 1960's in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her parents were young and had no opportunity to finish college, taking jobs as realtors. As a result, Bass was often cared for by her maternal…
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Oral history interview with Craig R. Barrett
- 2005-Dec-14
- 2006-Mar-23
Craig R. Barrett begins the interview by describing his family background and the origins of the "Barrett" last name. Influenced by his biological father, Barrett gravitated towards the outdoors and had to choose…
- Interviewee Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Grove, Andrew S., Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Intel Corporation, Fairchild (Firm), Microelectronics industry--Employees, Materials science, Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
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Oral history interview with Charles K. Barlowe
- 2002-Oct-07 – 2002-Oct-09
Charles K. Barlowe was raised during the time of desegregation in Saluda, Virginia near the Chesapeake Bay, the youngest of three children. His father was a World War II veteran who used the G. I. Bill to become,…
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Oral history interview with James C. A. Bardwell
- 2004-Apr-05 – 2004-Apr-06
James C. A. Bardwell was born and raised in Saskatoon, Canada. He was influenced early on by his family and by his religion, and knew that he had the interest and drive to go into science. Bardwell entered the…
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Oral history interview with Brian D. Dylnacht
- 2004-Aug-19 – 2004-Aug-20
Brian D. Dynlacht spent much of his youth in Coral Gables, Florida, one of three children. From his youth Dynlacht was impressed by his father, a man who suffered through the Holocaust as a child and survived through…
- Interviewee Dylnacht, Brain D., 1965-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Molecular biologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology--Research, Science and state, Genomics, Dylnacht, Brain D., 1965-
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Oral history interview with John D. Baldeschwieler
- 2003-Jun-13
John D. Baldeschwieler begins the interview with a discussion of his family and childhood interests. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on 14 November 1933. He attended a public school in Cranford, New Jersey, before…
- Interviewee Baldeschwieler, John D., 1933-
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Brock, David C.
- Subject Science and state, Baldeschwieler, John D., 1933-, United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Cyclotron resonance, Infrared spectroscopy, United States. Commission on Science and Technology, California Institute of Technology, Chemical engineers, Nuclear magnetic resonance