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Postcard from Oscar Bie to Georg Bredig, May 1915
- Circa 1915 (30 May)
Oscar Bie (1864-1938), a German art historian, cultural critic, and publicist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for an invitation to visit the Bredig family in Karlsruhe.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bie, Oskar, 1864-1938
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bie, Oskar, 1864-1938
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Letter from Eduard Buchner to Wilhelm Ostwald, July 1892
- 1892-Jul-15
Eduard Buchner (1860-1917), a German chemist and zymologist who was awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on fermentation, informs Wilhelm Ostwald that he has discovered a remarkable property of…
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Letter from Fritz Haber to Georg Bredig, May 1928
- 1928-May-23
Fritz Haber (1868-1934), a German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber–Bosch process, informs his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), that he would like…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Arnold Eucken, May 29, 1927
- 1927-May-29
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks his colleague, the German chemist Arnold Eucken (1884-1950), if there are any assistantship positions available at Eucken's university, the Technical University of Breslau. Bredig would…
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Letter from the German Consulate to Max Bredig, April 26, 1938
- 1938-Apr-26
The German Consulate informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) of administrative forms relating to his emigration from Germany to the United States.
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Letter from Grete Ostwald to Georg Bredig, August 1939
- 1939-Aug-18
Grete Ostwald, an archivist and the daughter of the famous German physical chemist, Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for donating two items related to her father's legacy to the Wilhelm…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ostwald, Grete, 1882–1960
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Archives
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Postcard from Paul Pfeiffer to Georg Bredig, March 1901
- 1901-Mar-06
Paul Pfeiffer (1875-1951), 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…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Pfeiffer, Paul, 1875-1951
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Pfeiffer, Paul, 1875-1951, Chemistry, Marriage
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Letter from Eduard Buchner to Georg Bredig, March 1900
- 1900-Mar-13
Eduard Buchner (1860-1917), a German chemist and zymologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1907, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his paper on platinum catalysis.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Buchner, Eduard, 1860-1917
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Buchner, Eduard, 1860-1917, Nobel Prize winners, Catalysis
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Letter from Richard Willstätter to Georg Bredig, December 1935
- 1935-Dec-26
Richard Willstätter (1872-1942), a German organic chemist, inventor of paper chromatography, and 1915 Nobel Prize winner, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his treatise "Catalysis with Organic Fibers." …
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Bredig family, circa 1910
- Circa 1910
Undated Bredig family photograph. From left to right, back row, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), a relative identified as Frau Dombrowsky, and Rosa Bredig (1877-1933). Front row, Max Albert (1902-1977) and Marianne Bredig…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, 1906
- 1906
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) thanks his colleague, the Dutch physical chemist Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff (1852-1911), for hosting him in Heidelberg. Bredig additionally discusses his thoughts on surface tension in…
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, May 19, 1943
- 1943-May-19
Ilse Wolfsberg informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) that her fiancé, the German scientific patent expert Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), finally received an American visa. She describes the plans for his arrival in New York and…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, March 20, 1942
- 1942-Mar-20
Max Bredig (1902-1977) provides advice to Ilse Wolfsberg regarding the immigration case of her fiancé, the German scientific patent expert, Fritz Hochwald. Hochwald is currently interned in the Miranda de Ebro…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, June 15, 1941
- 1941-Jun-15
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Ilse Wolfsberg that he inquired about immigration opportunities in Cuba for her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald, who is in an internment camp in Spain.
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Max Bredig, September 21, 1945
- 1945-Sep-21
Anny van der Sluys, a Dutch antifascist resistance member and humanitarian, thanks Max Bredig (1902-1977) for his correspondence and a recent package that he sent her. She informs Bredig that she has not heard anything…
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Letter from František Wald to Georg Bredig, February 1899
- 1899-Feb-01
Frantisek Wald (1861-1931), a Czech chemist, provides his opinion on the burgeoning field of physical chemistry in a letter to his colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
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President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Oral History Project
This oral history collection features interviews with former members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a federal advisory committee of preeminent scientists and engineers…
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Letter from Arnold Sommerfeld to Georg Bredig. October 1911
- 1911-Oct-09
Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951), a German theoretical physicist, requests that Georg Bredig (1868-1944) write an article on physical chemistry for a forthcoming mathematical physics encyclopedia. The article was delayed…
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Ueber die Verschiebungen der Bande bei 3883 Å im Sonnenspektrum
- On the Shifts of the Band at 3883 Å in the Solar Spectrum
- 1914-Nov-05
Karl Schwarzschild (1873-1916), a German physicist and astronomer, provides his initial reflections on Einstein's field equations of general relativity, which he completed while serving in the army during the First…
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Letter from Viktor Rothmund to Georg Bredig, November 1918
- 1918-Nov-24
Viktor Rothmund (1870-1927), a German chemist working in Prague, describes the perilous state of scientific activities at his university after the ravages of the First World War. He additionally mentions that he hopes…
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Letter from Viktor Rothmund to Georg Bredig
- 1910s
Viktor Rothmund (1870-1927), a German chemist, discusses colloidal solutions with his colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), and mentions how the field of physical chemistry is negatively perceived at the University of…
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Postcard from S. Ethre to Georg Bredig, September 1926
- 1926-Sep-01
A colleague of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) thanks him for sending his rectorate speech, "Denkmethoden der Chemie" (Methods of Thought in Chemistry), which Bredig gave while serving as rector of the Technical University of…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ethre, S.
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Thank-you notes, Speeches
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Postcard from Bernhard Tollens to Georg Bredig, February 1901
- 1901-Feb-25
Bernhard Tollens (1841-1918) 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…
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Postcard from Heinrich Wieland to Georg Bredig, December 1922
- 1922-Dec-12
Heinrich Wieland (1877-1957), a German chemist and the winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into bile acids, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his hospitality. Wieland is visiting Karlsruhe to…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Wieland, H. (Heinrich), 1877-1957
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Wieland, H. (Heinrich), 1877-1957, Nobel Prize winners, Thank-you notes
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, December 9, 1939
- 1939-Dec-09
In a letter to his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Max Bredig (1902-1977) discusses Georg's upcoming departure to the U.S.A and possible immigration opportunities in South America for his sister and brother-in-law,…