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Oral history interview with Manson Benedict
- 1991-Jan-24
Manson Benedict begins the interview with a discussion of his family background, including the highlights of his father's career in chemistry. He recalls how his early enthusiasm for chemistry was promoted both by his…
- Interviewee Benedict, Manson
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.W. Kellogg Company, National Aniline and Chemical Company, Hydrocarbon Research, Inc., Manhattan Project (U.S.), U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Harvard University, United States. Federal Energy Administration, Advisory Council on Radiation Protection (Ma.), National Research Corporation (U.S.), Chemists--Biography, Kellex Corporation, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Benedict, Manson
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Oral history interview with Arnold O. Beckman
- 1985-Jul-23
The second interview begins with Arnold Beckman describing the National Technical Laboratories in the late 1930s. He details NTL policies and operations. The majority of the transcript focuses on the change from NTL to…
- Interviewee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject California Institute of Technology, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Beckman, Arnold O., Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Instrument manufacture, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement, Potentiometer, Chemical engineers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Oral history interview with Arnold O. Beckman
- 1985-Apr-23
This interview, the first of several with Arnold Beckman conducted by the Chemical Heritage Foundation, begins with a discussion of Beckman's teenage experience as an industrial chemist at a local gas works in…
- Interviewee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject California Institute of Technology, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Beckman, Arnold O., Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Instrument manufacture, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement, Potentiometer, Chemical engineers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Oral history interview with Fred Basolo
- 2002-Sep-27
Fred Basolo begins the interview discussing his arrival at Northwestern University as an inorganic chemist in 1946. At that time, organic chemistry dominated the field of chemistry, and inorganic chemistry was seen as…
- Interviewee Basolo, Fred, 1920-2007
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.), Basolo, Fred, 1920-2007, Reaction mechanisms (Chemistry), Metal carbonyls, Gordon Research Conferences, Rohm and Haas Company, Chemists--Biography, Chemistry, Inorganic
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Oral history interview with Fred Basolo
- 1991-Mar-01
Fred Basolo begins this interview by discussing his childhood in Coello, Illinois, and his elementary and high school education. He attended Southern Illinois University where he studied to be a chemistry teacher but…
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Oral history interview with William O. Baker
- 1985-May-23 (First session)
- 1985-Jun-18 (Second session)
This interview with William O. Baker begins with a discussion of Baker's childhood on Maryland's Eastern Shore, where his parents were involved in raising fowl and developing therapy for turkey pathology; this, along…
- Interviewee Baker, William O. (William Oliver), 1915-2005
- Interviewer Goldstein, Marcy, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Rubber Reserve Company, Polymers, AT & T Bell Laboratories, Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937, Chemists--Biography, Debye, Peter J. W. (Peter Josef William), 1884-1966, Baker, William O. (William Oliver), 1915-2005, Crystalline polymers, Solid state physics, Solid state chemistry
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Oral history interview with Dexter F. Baker
- 1995-Jan-27
Dexter Baker begins the interview by discussing his childhood and early education in the suburbs of Philadelphia. After graduating from Upper Darby High in 1945, Baker was drafted into the US Navy and admitted to the…
- Interviewee Baker, Dexter F.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Turbines, Mechanical engineers, Chemical industry, Baker, Dexter F., Air Products and Chemicals, inc., Gas-turbines, Corporations
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Oral history interview with Dale B. Baker
- 1997-Jun-06
Dale Baker begins the interview with a discussion of his early years and family background. Inspired by a high school teacher, Baker decided to major in chemical engineering upon entering Ohio State University in 1938,…
- Interviewee Baker, Dale B.
- Interviewer Slater, Leo B., Williams, Robert V.
- Subject Chemical engineering, American Chemical Society. Chemical Abstracts Service, Chemistry--Nomenclature, American Chemical Society, National Federation of Science Abstracting and Indexing Services, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Chemical engineers, Garfield, Eugene, Information storage and retrieval systems--Chemistry, Chemistry--Research, Baker, Dale B., Chemists--Biography, Chemistry--Abstracting and indexing
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Oral history interview with Hubert N. Alyea
- 1986-May-22 (First session)
- 1986-May-30 (Second session)
Hubert Alyea was an internationally known popularizer of chemistry. His public demonstrations and academic lectures won him numerous awards and imparted the beauty of chemistry to his students and interested laypeople…
- Interviewee Alyea, Hubert N. (Hubert Newcombe), 1903-
- Interviewer Doel, Ronald E., Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Poliomyelitis--Patients, Scientists with disabilities, People with disabilities, Alyea, Hubert N. (Hubert Newcombe), 1903-, General Electric Company, Princeton University, Chemists--Biography, Poliomyelitis
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Harrison Brothers and Company's Town and Country Ready Mixed Paints advertising note
- 1883
Intended to promote sales, Harrison Brothers and Company's advertising note entitles holder to one gallon "and upwards" of Harrison's "Town & Country" ready-mixed paint. Printed to look like a banknote with a scale,…
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Harrison Brothers and Company's Town and Country Ready Mixed Paints advertising note
- 1883
Intended to promote sales, Harrison Brothers and Company's advertising note features a vignette illustration of the Grays Ferry Chemical Works, another name for the manufacturer. Ad claims "One gallon will cover from…
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General Electric Company Chemical Department ten note
- Circa 1950
Issued in the denomination of ten, this green-printed note is styled after a banknote including the General Electric Company logo as well as a vignette of the Chemical Department located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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Pyrites Chemical & Mining Company one dollar company scrip
- 1902-Apr-29
Company scrip or chit issued by the Pyrites Chemical & Mining Company in the amount of one dollar in merchandise redeemable at the Company's stores. Edge of chit is printed with numbers that add up to the value of the…
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American Potash & Chemical Corporation five dollar company scrip book cover
- 1937-May-14 (Validated)
- 1937-Jun-01 (Registered)
Company scrip book cover issued by the American Potash & Chemical Corporation in the amount of five dollars. Stamped with validated and registered dates. Verso contains conditions for the sale of the book and where…
- Printer Thomson Ticket Company
- Publisher American Potash & Chemical Corporation
- Subject Currency question, Potash, Chemical industry, Corporations, Bauman, Robert Joel, Borax
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Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken Zweihunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken two hundred thousand Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-10
This zweihunderttausand Mark Gutschein, or two hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken A. G.. This particular company scrip includes a photographic reproduction of the company's…
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Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation twenty Mark Gutschein
- Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation twenty Mark voucher
- 1919-Jan-02
In the amount of twenty Mark, this Gutschein, or voucher, was issued by Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation for their manufacturing facility in Berlin-Treptow. This particular company scrip is styled after a…
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Engrais Chimiques des Manufacture de St. Gobain
- Chemical Fertilizers Manufactured by St. Gobain
- Circa 1925
Advertising postcard for St. Gobain, or Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, depicts a man pointing to a map of St. Gobain's chemical fertilizer plants located in France. Text underneath the map states "26 usines" or factories,…
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Georgi Dimitrov Chemical Company scrip
- 1949
In the amount of one thousand, this company scrip issued by Georgi Dimitrov Chemical Company is printed to look like a banknote. Verso of scrip has an illustration of the chemical complex, which is bustling with…
- Publisher Georgi Dimitrov Chemical Company
- Subject Currency question, Chemical industry, Corporations, Bauman, Robert Joel
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Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke Zehn Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works ten million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep
This Zehn Millionen Mark Gutschein, or ten million Mark voucher, was issued by Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke (Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works). Styled after a banknote, the rectp and verso of this…
- Publisher Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke
- Subject Oil-shale industry, Petroleum industry and trade, Currency question, Stinnes, Hugo, 1870-1924, Corporations, Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke, Bauman, Robert Joel, Coal trade, Mineral industries, Oil industry workers, Chemical industry
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Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works five million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep
This Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein, or five million Mark voucher, was issued by Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke (Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works). Styled after a banknote, the recto and verso of this…
- Publisher Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke
- Subject Oil-shale industry, Petroleum industry and trade, Currency question, Stinnes, Hugo, 1870-1924, Corporations, Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke, Bauman, Robert Joel, Coal trade, Mineral industries, Oil industry workers, Chemical industry
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Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke Eine Million Mark Gutschein
- Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works one million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep
This Eine Million Mark Gutschein, or one million Mark voucher, was issued by Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke (Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works). Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip…
- Printer Gantz & Russ
- Publisher Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke
- Subject Oil-shale industry, Petroleum industry and trade, Currency question, Stinnes, Hugo, 1870-1924, Corporations, Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke, Bauman, Robert Joel, Coal trade, Mineral industries, Oil industry workers, Chemical industry
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Deutsche Solvay-Werke Actien-Gesellschaft Fünfhundert Mark Gutschein
- Deutsche Solvay-Werke Actien-Gesellschaft five hundred Mark voucher
- 1922-Oct-19
This Fünfhundert Mark Gutschein, or five hundred Mark voucher, was issued by Deutsche Solvay-Werke Actien-Gesellschaft. Styled after a banknote, this company scrip includes the company seal and a Bezahlt, or paid,…
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Chemische Werke P. Römer & Co. Fünfzig Milliarden Mark Gutschein
- P. Römer & Company Chemical Works fifty billion Mark voucher
- 1923-Oct-26
This Fünfzig Milliarden Mark Gutschein, or fifty billion Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Werke P. Römer & Company (Chemical Works P. Römer & Company). Paper features a watermark design.
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E. Merck Zehn Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- E. Merck ten billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-14
This Zehn Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein, or ten billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by E. Merck. Zehn Milliarden was printed over the original Hunderttausend Mark voucher due to rampant…
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Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron Drei Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron three million Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-11
This Drei Millionen Mark Gutschein, or three million Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron. Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip includes the company logo and terms of the…
