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  • 27 items
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    The museum's Handling Collection serves to provide visitors to the Science History Institute with the opportunity for hands-on engagement with historic objects related to the history of science and technology.

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    Exhibitions

    Select digitized items from the digital exhibition, Animals and the Making of Human Vaccines.

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    These oral histories record the human dimensions related to the growth of mass spectrometry in academic, industrial, and governmental laboratories during the 20th century.

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    Digitized selections from the 16mm films donated individually to the Science History Institute. Other 16mm films that were donated with collections of manuscript or paper-based materials may be found in those…

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    Exhibitions

    Select digitized materials from the digital exhibition, Critical Metals: The Chemistry of Light.

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    Samuel P. Sadtler was an early American chemist and the first president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He taught for years at the University of Pennsylvania, but as a leading expert in chemical…

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    The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an association of National Adhering Organizations, which represent the chemists of different member countries. IUPAC was founded in 1919 and its primary…

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    This collection, a portion of which is digitized here, consists of photographs that span the career of American chemist and American Chemical Society president (1965) Charles C. Price (1913-2001). Photographs include…

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    This collection consists of an assortment of archival material related to Louis Pasteur. It includes photographs and graphic representations of Pasteur along with correspondence and notes written by Pasteur. The…

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    This continuously growing library collection includes rare books from the Othmer Library of Chemical History. The collection includes works donated to the library by notable collectors including Donald Othmer, the…

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    This collection of research material was compiled by G. Alex Mills and consists primarily of reproductions of items related to Eugene J. Houdry's life such as images, newspapers, articles, and lectures. Two unique and…

  • 30 items
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    These oral histories document and explore the contributions of chemists, chemical engineers, metallurgists, and materials scientists to the development of modern electronics. This collection is, in part, sponsored by…

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    The Paul J. Flory papers afford the scholar a unique glimpse into the working life of an American chemist who was equally at home in the academic and the industrial sectors. Professor Flory carefully maintained his…

  • 133 items
    Exhibitions

    Select digitized items from the permanent exhibition.

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    Exhibitions

    Select digitized materials from the digital exhibition, Mechanochemistry: The Science of Crush.

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    The Bodensee Collection consists of over 250 scientific instruments, equipment, and tools that formerly constituted the Museum of Instrumental Analysis at the Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer in Überlingen (1954-2000). Only a…

  • 64 items
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    This collection, only a small portion of which is digitized here, consists of approximately 1,700 portraits of chemists, chemical industrialists, and notable individuals from chemical-related fields, including Leo…

  • 29 items
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    This archival collection contains the professional files, personal files, papers and presentations, journal articles, publications, audio-visual materials, electronic storage materials, and photographic materials of…

  • 42 items
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    Digitized selections from VHS cassette tapes donated individually to the Science History Institute. Other VHS tapes that were donated with collections of manuscript or paper-based materials may be found in those…

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    Periodical containing popular history of science articles and organizational news from the Science History Institute (formerly known as the Chemical Heritage Foundation). Prior to 2015, the magazine was published under…

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    The Center for Oral History at the Science History Institute is dedicated to creating a collection of comprehensive, professionally edited interviews with remarkable figures in chemistry, chemical engineering, life…

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    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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    This collection consists of writings and oral history materials by and about Samuel R. Natelson which were compiled by Amadeo J. Pesce. Natelson was a prominent American clinical chemist and a founding member of the…

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    The William A. Lester, Jr. Papers contain the professional and personal papers of African American theoretical chemist and chemistry educator William A. Lester, Jr (1937-). Lester is noted for his theoretical studies of…

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    Spofford G. English (1916-1981). In 1942 he became involved in the Manhattan Project as a member of Glenn T. Seaborg's group at the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory. In 1947 he went to work for the Atomic…