Search Results
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Oral history interview with Robert T. Jenkins
- 2007-May-09
- 2007-Jul-24
Robert T. Jenkins (Ted) grew up in Glendale, California, the suburb of Los Angeles in which his parents and grandparents had also grown up. His father was a welder, and Ted always liked to help him with his work.…
- Interviewee Jenkins, Robert T., 1943-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Chʻoe, Hyŏng-sŏp
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Jenkins, Robert T., 1943-, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Fairchild (Firm), Diodes, Schottky-barrier, Intel Corporation, Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, California--Folsom, California State University, Sacramento, California Institute of Technology, Light emitting diodes, Transistor-transistor logic circuits, Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with Charles N. Serhan
- 1993-Jul-06
- 1993-Jul-08
- 1993-Jul-09
- 1993-Jul-12
- 1994-Jun-27
- 1994-Jul-05
Charles N. Serhan grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the older of two children. His father, who retired early from shipping work, is of Lebanese descent, his mother Italian. When he was in junior high school, Serhan learned…
- Interviewee Serhan, Charles N.
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Serhan, Charles N., Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cytology--Research, Inflammation, Lipids--Research, Leukotrienes
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Oral history interview with William C. Sha
- 2003-Aug-04 – 2003-Aug-06
William C. Sha was born in New York City but moved as a young child to Chicago, Illinois, where his father, and then his mother, worked at the Argonne National Laboratory. Sha's father received a doctoral degree in…
- Interviewee Sha, William C., 1962-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sha, William C., 1962-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Immunology, Immune response--Regulation, T cells, B cells
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Oral history interview with Michael D. Sheets
- 2004-Mar-29 – 2004-Mar-30
Michael D. Sheets, the oldest of three children, was born in West Lafayette, Indiana, while his father was studying at Purdue University. When Michael was about five, his father moved the family to East Lansing,…
- Interviewee Sheets, Michael D., 1969-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sheets, Michael D., 1969-, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Genetics, Genetic regulation, Gene expression, Vertebrates--Development
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Oral history interview with James L. Sherley
- 1998-Nov-20
- 1998-Nov-23
- 1998-Nov-24
James L. Sherley was born in Memphis, Tennessee, one of five children. His parents had been sharecroppers in a small town in Mississippi, but they moved to the Memphis area so that Sherley's father could become a worker…
- Interviewee Sherley, James L., 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sherley, James L., 1958-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, African American physicians, Physicians, Scientists, Black
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Oral history interview with Kevan M. Shokat
- 2005-Jan-24 – 2005-Jan-26
Kevan M. Shokat was born in Boulder City, Nevada, but raised (mostly) in the San Francisco Bay Area in Albany, California (except for a year in Iran), the older—by twelve years—of two brothers. His parents were both…
- Interviewee Shokat, Kevan M., 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Shokat, Kevan M., 1965-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Enzymes--Research, Immunology, Genetics, Protein kinases, Cytology--Research, Medicine--Research
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Oral history interview with Stewart H. Shuman
- 1993-Sep-13
- 1993-Sep-20
- 1993-Sep-27
- 1993-Oct-04
- 1994-Mar-26
- 1994-Jun-25
- 1994-Jun-28
Stewart H. Shuman was born in Queens, New York; his only sibling is a brother, who is ten years older. His family loosely observed religious strictures, including keeping kosher, because his maternal grandmother…
- Interviewee Shuman, Stewart H., 1955-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Shuman, Stewart H., 1955-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, Vaccinia--Research, Catalysis
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Oral history interview with Kenneth F. Siebel
- 2007-Apr-27
Kenneth F. Siebel begins the interview with a discussion of his undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin and his enrollment in graduate business studies at the same institution after abandoning professional…
- Interviewee Siebel, Kenneth F.
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Siebel, Kenneth F., Conservation of natural resources, Businesspeople, Capitalists and financiers, Investment banking, Environmental protection
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Oral history interview with Michael K. Skinner
- 1990-Mar-04
Michael K. Skinner grew up in Pendleton, Oregon, the oldest of five boys. His father was an insurance salesman and his mother a housewife. Although he did well in school he was really interested in sports, and wrestled…
- Interviewee Skinner, Michael K., 1956-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Skinner, Michael K., 1956-, Biologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Proteins--Research, Molecular biology, Reproduction--Research, Germ cells
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Make Better Castings with Hercules NVX and Truline Binder
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Print advertisement for NVX and Truline, the trade names for resinous binders manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in casting iron, steel, and brass. The advertisement features a black-and-white…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Founding, Metal castings
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Stop Insect Losses! Use Cotton Poisons the Right Way
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Print advertisement for Toxaphene, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides. The advertisement features a line drawing of a farmer in a field, with a tractor…
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Don't Lose Cotton! Inspect Frequently for Harmful Insects
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Print advertisement for Toxaphene, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides. The advertisement shows a line drawing of a man inspecting the leaves of a…
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Noma Plays Safe with Flame-Resistant Hercocel
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Hercocel flame-resistant acetate, made with cellulosic acetate molding powder manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a variety of electric…
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Hercocel E Answers a Call for Ethyl
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Hercocel E, an ethyl cellulose molding powder manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a man in a coat using a telephone handset, with an image of an…
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An Open-and-Shut Case of Good Design
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Hercocel A, a cellulose acetate molding powder manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a photograph of a woman in a work uniform holding a plastic lunch…
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"The Finest Plastics Toys are Acetate"
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Two-page color advertisement for cellulose acetate made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features small line drawings showing different phases in the…
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A Double Edge--In Selling, Too!
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a woman in an apron operating an Oster electric knife…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Cellulose, Cellulose industry, Cellulose acetate, Women in advertising, Housewives, Housewives as consumers, Naval stores
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For Uniform Whiteness...
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Hercules CMC-CT, unpurified cellulose gum manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company for use in detergent products. The advertisement shows a uniformed woman arranging linens on a…
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Whiter...with Soaps
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Hercules CMC-CT, unpurified cellulose gum manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company for use in detergent products. The advertisement shows two views of a smiling woman holding stacks…
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The Size for Service...
- Advertisement for Hercules CMC-CT
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Hercules CMC-CT, unpurified cellulose gum manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company for use in detergent products. The advertisement shows a waiter arranging a napkin on a table…
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For Whiter Wash...
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Hercules CMC-CT, unpurified cellulose gum manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company for use in detergent products. The advertisement shows a woman holding a white collared shirt. The…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Cleaning compounds, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial, Cellulose, Cellulose industry, Women in advertising, Housewives, Housewives as consumers, Detergents, Detergent industry, Laundry, Naval stores
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For Better Cosmetics...And Pharmaceuticals
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for cellulose gum manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a binding and stabilizing agent in consumer goods. This product was also marketed as "Hercules CMC." The…
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Oral history interview with Gail P. Jarvik
- 2002-May-22 – 2002-May-24
Gail P. Jarvik was raised in Mount Prospect, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, one of six siblings (with an age-span of seventeen years between the oldest and youngest). Her mother was a housewife who received a college…
- Interviewee Jarvik, Gail P., 1959-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Jarvik, Gail P., 1959-, Medical genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Hyperlipidemia, Prostate--Cancer, Medical ethics, Medical sciences, Women in medicine, University of Washington. Medical Center, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists, Women in science
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Oral history interview with Theodore S. Jardetzky
- 2002-Jun-03 – 2002-Jun-05
Theodore S. Jardetzky was raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto, California, the middle of three brothers. Both of his parents were scientists: his father emigrated from Austria to attend Macalester College,…
- Interviewee Jardetzky, Theodore, 1960-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Jardetzky, Theodore, 1960-, Acetylcholine--Receptors, Universität Frankfurt am Main. Biozentrum, Enzyme kinetics, Major histocompatibility complex, Proteins, Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.), Immune response, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Immunologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Catherine T. Hunt
- 2009-Mar-26
- 2009-Aug-28
Catherine T. Hunt grew up in Bronxville, New York, one of seven children. Her father was a chemist at Allied Chemical Company, and Katie often went to work with him and always had questions for him about why things are…
- Interviewee Hunt, Catherine T. 1955-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Hunt, Catherine T. 1955-, Chemistry, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Women in chemistry, Rohm and Haas Company, American Chemical Society, Dow Chemical Company, Science--Study and teaching, Sustainable development, Chemists, Women chemists
