Search Results
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Oral history interview with David D. Ginty
- 2003-Sep-02 – 2003-Sep-04
David D. Ginty was born in Danbury, Connecticut, but grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut; he has an older brother and a younger sister, and all three are adopted. Ginty's father worked in insurance, eventually becoming…
- Interviewee Ginty, David D., 1962-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ginty, David D., 1962-, Religious education, Nervous system, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins University. School of Medicine, Nerve growth factor, Neurons--Growth, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Peter G. Gillespie
- 2001-Aug-01 – 2001-Aug-03
Peter G. Gillespie was born in Seattle, Washington in 1958; the elder of two brothers. Both Gillespie's mother, who came from Idaho, and his father, who came from Washington, attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon,…
- Interviewee Gillespie, Peter G., 1958-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Gillespie, Peter G., 1958-, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, Oregon Health & Science University, Hair cells, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Gary H. Gibbons
- 2001-Feb-20 – 2001-Feb-22
Gary H. Gibbons was born in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the youngest of three siblings. His father was pharmacist-turned-schoolteacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; his mother was a school teacher from…
- Interviewee Gibbons, Gary H., 1956-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Gibbons, Gary H., 1956-, Segregation, Cardiovascular system--Diseases, Cardiology, Stanford University, Morehouse School of Medicine, African Americans--Civil rights, Harvard Medical School, Renin-angiotensin system, Medical scientists, Scientists, Black
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Oral history interview with Claudio Todeschini
- 2000-Jun-13
Claudio Todeschini was born in Tripoli, Libya, and spent his childhood in Italy and South Africa. He received his first degree in civil engineering from the University of Capetown, South Africa. He began his graduate…
- Interviewee Todeschini, Claudio, 1937-
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Sponsor Eugene Garfield Foundation
- Subject Todeschini, Claudio, 1937-, Civil engineering, Civil engineers, Euratom, International Nuclear Information System
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Oral history interview with Anirvan Ghosh
- 2004-Feb-02 – 2002-Feb-03
Anirvan Ghosh was in born in Bloomington, Indiana—Ghosh's parents were graduate students there—the older of two children. After a brief time at Rice University in Houston, Texas, Ghosh's family moved to Kanpur, India,…
- Interviewee Ghosh, Anirvan
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ghosh, Anirvan, Education, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.), Molecular neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, Minorities in science, Gordon Research Conferences, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with K. Christopher Garcia
- 2008-Dec-01
K. Christopher Garcia grew up in Falls Church, Virginia, the youngest of three children. His Spanish father was an anesthesiologist and his American mother an artist and housewife. Garcia always liked science,…
- Interviewee Garcia, K. Christopher, 1962-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Garcia, K. Christopher, 1962-, Pharmacology, T cells, Biochemistry, Recombinant proteins, T cells--Receptors, Protein engineering, Stanford University, Cytokines, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Jorge E. Galán
- 1996-Mar-18 – 1996-Mar-20
Jorge E. Galán was born in Pellegrini, a small town near Buenos Aires in Argentina. His father was a businessman, dealing with agriculture, his mother a homemaker. He had one older sister and one younger. While he still…
- Interviewee Galán. Jorge E., 1956-
- Interviewer Meldrum, Marcia L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Galán. Jorge E., 1956-, Veterinary medicine, Communicable diseases, Salmonella, Horses--Diseases, Proteins--Secretion, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Curtiss, Roy, Microbiologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Monica L. Vetter
- 2004-Nov-05
- 2004-Nov-08
Monica L. Vetter grew up in Markham, Ontario, Canada, the eldest of three siblings. Vetter's father worked for Honeywell and in the computer industry generally—and was gifted musically—and her mother was a nurse who,…
- Interviewee Vetter, Monica L., 1963-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Vetter, Monica L., 1963-, Women in medicine, Women in science, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Neurobiology, Molecular genetics, Women medical scientists
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Oral history interview with James R. Von Ehr
- 2011-Jan-24
James R. Von Ehr, II, grew up in Grand Rapids and New Buffalo, Michigan, one of three children. His parents did not attend college but emphasized that education was important. Von Ehr's interest in electronics was…
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Oral history interview with Henrique von Gersdorff
- 2006-Feb-08 – 2006-Feb-10
Enrique P. von Gersdorff was born in Brazil, the son of a German father and Brazilian mother who had met in Angola. His father worked for the United Nations, so he and his family moved several times from one country to…
- Interviewee von Gersdorff, Henrique, 1960-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject von Gersdorff, Henrique, 1960-, Neurobiology, Neurobiologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Electrophysiology, Brain--Research
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Oral history interview with Matthew K. Waldor
- 2004-Jan-26
- 2004-Jan-28
Matthew K. Waldor grew up in the suburbs of Newark, New Jersey, the middle of three children. Waldor's father spent much time in the American military—in active and reserve duty, eventually retiring at the rank of major…
- Interviewee Waldor, Matthew K., 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Waldor, Matthew K., 1958-, Molecular biology, Neurology, Communicable diseases, Cholera--Research, Medical sciences, Medicine--Research, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Dov Frohman
- 2006-May-10
- 2006-Jun-06
- 2006-Jun-12
Dov Frohman begins the interview by describing his early separation from his parents in the Netherlands due to World War II. After moving between several orphanages, Frohman was adopted by relatives and attended primary…
- Interviewee Frohman, Dov, 1939-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Frohman, Dov, 1939-, World War (1939-1945), Electrical engineering, Fairchild (Firm), Intel Corporation, Metal oxide semiconductors, Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with Wilma M. Wasco
- 2002-Oct-02 – 2002-Oct-04
Wilma M. Wasco was raised in Fairfield, Connecticut—a town about forty-five minutes away from New York City—the oldest of three siblings. Her father was a lawyer and had a profound love of jazz music, also, later in…
- Interviewee Wasco, Wilma M., 1959-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Wasco, Wilma M., 1959-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Neurobiology, Alzheimer's disease--Research, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Neurosciences, Women medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Manfred Frasch
- 1998-Dec-17 – 1998-Dec-19
Manfred Frasch was born in Holzgerlingen, Germany, in Swabia. His father was what we would call a contractor, building mostly wooden roofs. This business was begun by Frasch's grandfather, and the Frasch family has…
- Interviewee Frasch, Manfred, 1954-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Frasch, Manfred, 1954-, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Genetics, Mesoderm, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Drosophila, Genetic regulation, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with James L. Waters
- 2002-Aug-21
James L. Waters begins his interview by discussing his family history and the emigration of his ancestors from England to Massachusetts in 1638. Waters was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1925, where his father, Leland L.…
- Interviewee Waters, James L., 1925-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Daemmrich, Arthur
- Sponsor Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
- Subject Waters, James L., 1925-, Electrical engineering, Electrical engineers, Gel permeation chromatography, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Businesspeople, Waters Associates, Inc.
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Oral history interview with Jason D. Weber
- 2008-Oct-07 – 2008-Oct-08
Jason D. Weber grew up in Edwardsville, Illinois, one of two children. His father was an internist; his mother a teacher. As a youngster he liked to read, especially science fiction, to hang around with friends, and to…
- Interviewee Weber, Jason D., 1971-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weber, Jason D., 1971-, Molecular biology, Molecular biologists, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Oncology--Research, Acute renal failure
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Oral history interview with Philip B. Wedegaertner
- 2003-Jun-08
- 2003-Jun-10 – 2003-Jun-11
Philip B. Wedegaertner grew up in Stockton, California, the younger of two siblings. His father was an organic chemistry professor at the University of the Pacific; his mother held several part-time, volunteer positions…
- Interviewee Wedegaertner, Philip B., 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Wedegaertner, Philip B., 1964-, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists, Epidermal growth factor, Proteins--Research
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Hercules Pine Oils
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Print advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a graphic illustration of a mop and bucket, surrounded by blue droplets. Each droplet is labelled with an…
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Another Design First
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Color print advertisement for Flame-Resistant Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a photograph of a woman holding an IRO Electric Deodorizer. The text describes the…
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Noma Makes News with "Hercules" Flame-Resistant Acetate
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Color print advertisement for flame-resistant cellulose acetate manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a graphic silhouette of a Christmas tree with photographs of illuminated…
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Designed Right...It Sells on Sight!
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Color print advertisement for cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a photograph of a young boy using a plastic crossbow toy…
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Cellulosics for Durability, Styling, and Versatility
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Colorful print spread advertising cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. On each page, the advertisement features a minimalist illustration of a hand;…
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Lacquer is Best!
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Color print advertisement for lacquer manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features an illustration of a wooden doll and a silhouette of a grand piano. The accompanying text lists some…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Research, Industrial, Lacquer and lacquering
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Oral history interview with Mark D. Fleming
- 2007-Oct-01 – 2007-Oct-03
Mark D. Fleming begins the interview discussing his childhood, which was dominated by his father's job at IBM [International Business Machines]. Fleming moved to various communities in the Eastern United States, where…
- Interviewee Fleming, Mark D., 1965-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Fleming, Mark D., 1965-, Pathology, Pathology--Research, Children's Hospital (Boston, Mass.), Harvard School of Public Health, University of Oxford, Pathologists
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Oral history interview with Eugene J. Flath
- 2007-Feb-28
Eugene J. Flath was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin but moved to Rockford, Illinois, at age eight. He often went to work with his father, who was an electrical engineer, but who worked for a while on the coal dock in Green…
- Interviewee Flath, Eugene J., 1937-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Chʻoe, Hyŏng-sŏp
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Flath, Eugene J., 1937-, FORTRAN (Computer program language), United States. Navy, United States. Navy. Seabees, International Business Machines Corporation, Electrical engineering, Intel Corporation, Microprocessors--Design and construction, Fairchild (Firm), Electrical engineers
