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248 items
Dynamite Stories and Some Interesting Facts about Explosives
- 1916
Hudson Maxim (1853-1927), was a U.S. inventor and chemist who invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder. His autobiographical work begins with an introduction to explosives, a discussion of the…
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Louis Pasteur, Benefactor de la Humanidad
- Louis Pasteur, Benefactor of Humanity
- 1956-May-10
The colorful letterpress halftone illustrations of this comic book tell a biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895).
This work is part of the 1956 comic series, Vidas Ilustres.…
- Publisher Organización Editorial Novaro
- Subject Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Vaccination, Comic books, strips, etc.
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Oral history interview with Barbara Panning
- 2008-Aug-27 – 2008-Aug-28
Barbara Panning was born in Switzerland, one of three children. The family moved to Toronto, Canada, when Barbara was a young child, but Barbara continued to summer in Switzerland. She had an idyllic childhood and…
- Interviewee Panning, Barbara, 1963-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Panning, Barbara, 1963-, Women in science, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Biochemists, X chromosome, Cytology, DNA--Research, Emigration and immigration
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31 itemsExhibitions
Science at Play
Select digitized items from the exhibition Science at Play, on view in our Hach Gallery from October 2, 2015 through October 8, 2016, and available as a digital exhibition.
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26 itemsExhibitions
Age of Alchemy
Select digitized works from the exhibition, Age of Alchemy, on view in the Hach Gallery from May 2018 to July 2021.
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24 itemsExhibitions
Things Fall Apart
Select digitized objects from the exhibition, Things Fall Apart, on view in our Hach Gallery from June 17, 2017 to April 7, 2018.
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17 itemsExhibitions
Second Skin: The Science of Stretch
Select digitized items from the exhibition, Second Skin: The Science of Stretch, on view in our Hach Gallery from November 4, 2016, to May 13, 2017.
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6 itemsExhibitions
Animals and the Making of Human Vaccines
Select digitized items from the digital exhibition, Animals and the Making of Human Vaccines.
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16 itemsExhibitions
Nylon: From Labs to Legs
Select digitized items from the digital exhibition, Nylon: From Labs to Legs
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9 itemsExhibitions
Critical Metals: The Chemistry of Light
Select digitized materials from the digital exhibition, Critical Metals: The Chemistry of Light.
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11 itemsExhibitions
Mechanochemistry: The Science of Crush
Select digitized materials from the digital exhibition, Mechanochemistry: The Science of Crush.
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Oral history interview with Maurice J. Kernan
- 2002-Nov-08
- 2002-Nov-11
- 2002-Nov-18
Maurice J. Kernan was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest of four siblings. His father worked for an insurance company; his mother was a homemaker. A love of the outdoors and interest in nature was nurtured…
- Interviewee Kernan, Maurice J., 1962-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kernan, Maurice J., 1962-, Molecular biology, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Rhizobium, Plant genetics, Genes, DNA--Analysis, Drosophila, Ganetzky, Barry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Emigration and immigration
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12 itemsExhibitions
Science and Survival
Select digitized items from the outdoor exhibition Science and Survival, on view from October 2022-April 2023.
Materials in this exhibition are from the Archival Collections, the Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, and the …
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Modern Books and Journals
Consisting of digitized materials from the Othmer Library, the modern collection includes works published after 1850. Strengths of the collection include general science, physics, chemistry, chemical technology,…
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Making the Connection
- Careers for Chemical Engineers
- 1997
This video is aimed at college students interested in chemical engineering as a degree or a career. Recent graduates and early-career chemical engineers from a variety of employers and industries share their experiences…
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Fields of Promise
- Sowing the Seeds of Biotechnology
- 1995
This video, produced with funding from Monsanto Company, presents the science behind genetically modified crops, beginning with Gregor Mendel and leading up to the mid-1990s cutting edge research in drought and…
- Producer Image Base
- Subject Transgenic plants, Genetically modified foods, Agriculture
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5m 44s
It Didn't Just Happen
- Undated
This is a promotional film for the National Plastics Hall of Fame, at the time housed in the National Plastics Center and Museum in Leominster, Massachusetts. Frank S. Marra narrates this short presentation about some…
- Creator Of Work National Plastics Center & Museum, The Plastics Academy
- Subject Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Science museums
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Letter from Wilhelm Ostwald to Georg Bredig, September 1923
- 1923-Sep-18
The German chemist Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his friendship and suggests that a work on the crude salts of methyl acetate be included in a volume that Bredig is working on.
- Author Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from the German Consulate to Max Bredig, May 4, 1938
- 1938-May-04
The German Consulate in Cleveland, Ohio informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) that his German passport cannot be extended until a confirmation has arrived from Germany. The validity of Max Bredig's German passport was likely…
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Oral history interview with Lee W. Riley
- 1997-Dec-29 – 1997-Dec-31
Lee W. Riley was born Hiroshi Satoyoshi: he spent his first ten years with his mother in Yokohama, Japan, then lived for a short time in a Japanese orphanage before being adopted by the Riley family, at which time he…
- Interviewee Riley, Lee W., 1949-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Riley, Lee W., 1949-, Public health, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Escherichia coli--Research, Tuberculosis--Research, Communicable diseases--Transmission, Tuberculosis--Pathogenesis
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Letter Excerpt from Paul Homburger, January 26, 1941
- 1941-Jan-26
Paul Homburger (1882-1965) describes the two groups of people that are permitted to leave the Gurs concentration camp in France.
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Franz Friedrich Nord, February 13, 1941
- 1941-Feb-13
Ilse Wolfsberg updates Franz Friedrich Nord (1889-1973) on the immigration case of her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), who is interned at the Miranda de Ebro Camp in Spain. She additionally asks Nord if he would be…
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Postcard from Ernst Cohen to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-17
Ernst Cohen (1869-1944), a Dutch chemist, writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and recommends a French publication to read for Bredig's work on platinum.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Platinum