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"Yarmor" F Pine Oil, Still the Ideal Flotation Frother for Sulphide and Non-Sulphide Minerals
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Color print advertisment for "Yarmor" F Pine Oil, a frother manufactured by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows an illustration of bubbles emanating from the Hercules logo. Inside the bubbles are qualities…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Flotation, Metallurgy
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Down and Out Fast
- Thanite For Instant Knockdown
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Advertisement for Thanite, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides. The advertisement shows a small figure of a woman operating an insecticide sprayer, as…
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Pine Oil Smells Clean...Cleans Clean
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a man washing his hands at a sink. The accompanying text describes the benefits of pine oil for mechanics "removing…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Soap
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Reduce Laundering Costs with Daintex
- Daintex helps soap do a better job
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Advertisement for Daintex, a terpene-based chemical manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in soaps and detergents. The advertisement shows a list of Daintex distributers by state against a blue…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Laundry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Detergents, Detergent industry, Terpenes
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Ekco's Answer: "Hercules" High-Acetyl Cellulose Acetate
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement shows a spatula with a plastic handle against a blue…
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The Hoover Company Likes Lacquer Best Because...Lacquer Helps You Sell
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for lacquer used in the finishing of Hoover vacuum cleaner accessories. The advertisement shows an illustration of two vacuum cleaner attachments, as well as a small figure of a woman carrying a…
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Oral history interview with Susan J. Birren
- 2004-Aug-02 – 2004-Aug-04
Susan J. Birren spent time in New York and Washington, D.C., though grew up mostly in Kentfield, California, just north of San Francisco, the second youngest of four siblings. Her father was a lawyer, and then an…
- Interviewee Birren, Susan J., 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Women in science, Women molecular biologists, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Birren, Susan J., 1958-, Halobacterium, Metallothionein--Research, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Alison E. M. Adams
- 1996-Feb-12 – 1996-Feb-14
Alison E. M. Adams was born in Penang, Malaysia, the third of six children. Her parents were British citizens: Her father, a British citizen, had worked for the British government for many years; her mother, also a…
- Interviewee Adams, Alison E. M., 1955-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biochemistry, Women biochemists, Women in science, Cancer--Research, Biochemistry--Research, Adams, Alison E. M., 1955-, Cytology, Immunofluorescence, Molecular biology, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with James B. Bliska
- 2000-May-30 – 2000-May-31
- 2000-Jun-01
James B. Bliska was born in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1959, the youngest of four children. His father was an architect originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan who died when James was only five years old. His mother was…
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Oral history interview with Pamela Jane Bjorkman
- 1990-Mar-06
Pamela Bjorkman grew up in Parkrose, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. Her father was an accountant for a tractor company, and her mother, who had taught English in Bermuda, was a housewife. Bjorkman became interested in…
- Interviewee Bjorkman, Pamela Jane, 1956
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Davis, Mark, 1954-, Major histocompatibility complex, Bjorkman, Pamela Jane, 1956, X-ray crystallography, T cells--Research, Women in science--Social aspects, Women in science--Research, Biologists, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Mark D. Biggin
- 1996-Mar-04
- 1996-Mar-06 – 1996-Mar-07
Mark D. Biggin grew up in Chesterfield, England, near the Peak District National Park, where he cycled the moors and hills from an early age. He attended a local school, tracked on the basis of his IQ. He remembers one…
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Oral history interview with Michael J. Berry II
- 2007-Dec-04 – 2007-Dec-05
Michael J. Berry II begins his oral history discussing his childhood, which was heavily influenced by the chemistry careers of both his parents and involved several moves from California to Wisconsin, New Jersey, and…
- Interviewee Berry, Michael J., II, 1967-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Berry, Michael J., II, 1967-, Meister, Markus, Princeton University, Neurosciences--Research, Retina--Research, Molecular biology--Study and teaching
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Oral history interview with Brenda L. Bass
- 1995-Jul-24 – 1995-Jul-26
Brenda L. Bass grew up in the 1960's in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her parents were young and had no opportunity to finish college, taking jobs as realtors. As a result, Bass was often cared for by her maternal…
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Oral history interview with Craig R. Barrett
- 2005-Dec-14
- 2006-Mar-23
Craig R. Barrett begins the interview by describing his family background and the origins of the "Barrett" last name. Influenced by his biological father, Barrett gravitated towards the outdoors and had to choose…
- Interviewee Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Grove, Andrew S., Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Intel Corporation, Fairchild (Firm), Microelectronics industry--Employees, Materials science, Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
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Oral history interview with Charles K. Barlowe
- 2002-Oct-07 – 2002-Oct-09
Charles K. Barlowe was raised during the time of desegregation in Saluda, Virginia near the Chesapeake Bay, the youngest of three children. His father was a World War II veteran who used the G. I. Bill to become,…
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Oral history interview with James C. A. Bardwell
- 2004-Apr-05 – 2004-Apr-06
James C. A. Bardwell was born and raised in Saskatoon, Canada. He was influenced early on by his family and by his religion, and knew that he had the interest and drive to go into science. Bardwell entered the…
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Oral history interview with Brian D. Dylnacht
- 2004-Aug-19 – 2004-Aug-20
Brian D. Dynlacht spent much of his youth in Coral Gables, Florida, one of three children. From his youth Dynlacht was impressed by his father, a man who suffered through the Holocaust as a child and survived through…
- Interviewee Dylnacht, Brain D., 1965-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Molecular biologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology--Research, Science and state, Genomics, Dylnacht, Brain D., 1965-
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Oral history interview with John D. Baldeschwieler
- 2003-Jun-13
John D. Baldeschwieler begins the interview with a discussion of his family and childhood interests. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on 14 November 1933. He attended a public school in Cranford, New Jersey, before…
- Interviewee Baldeschwieler, John D., 1933-
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Brock, David C.
- Subject Science and state, Baldeschwieler, John D., 1933-, United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Cyclotron resonance, Infrared spectroscopy, United States. Commission on Science and Technology, California Institute of Technology, Chemical engineers, Nuclear magnetic resonance
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Oral history interview with Beth Pilling
- 2014-Jan-06
Beth Pilling grew up in Spring House, Pennsylvania. She had very little interaction in Ambler, and she remembers the White Mountains as being just part of the landscape; there was no concern about asbestos then. Pilling…
- Interviewee Pilling, Beth, 1945-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Piling, Beth
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Oral history interview with Anne McDonough
- 2014-Jan-20
Anne McDonough grew up in State College, Pennsylvania. At Pennsylvania State University she majored in biology and environment and in education. She now teaches science at Wissahickon High School. Her husband is also in…
- Interviewee McDonough, Anne, 1958-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, McDonough, Anne
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Oral history interview with Sharon McCormick
- 2013-Nov-08
Sharon McCormick grew up Northeast Philadelphia. Moving when her children were adolescent, she chose Ambler for its walkability, quaintness, and neighborhood feel. At that time she did not know about the asbestos dumps…
- Interviewee McCormick, Sharon, 1964-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, McCormick, Sharon, 1964-
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Oral history interview with Tim Hughes
- 2014-Apr-02
Tim Hughes grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of eight children; his father was a surgeon. Hughes took a degree in business from St. Francis University and started his own business. He now lives in Whitpain…
- Interviewee Hughes, Tim, 1954-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Hughes, Tim, 1954-
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Oral history interview with James Feeney
- 2014-Mar-07
James Feeney grew up in Philadelphia and earned degrees in chemical engineering and biological sciences. He became a remedial project manager for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Ambler asbestos piles…
- Interviewee Feeney, James J.
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Feeney, James, 1969-, Waterways, Water quality
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Oral history interview with Helen DuTeau
- 2014-Mar-13
Helen DuTeau has been working with Superfund community involvement programs in the Environmental Protection Agency for more than twenty years. She explains the law that cites community involvement as an important factor…
- Interviewee DuTeau, Helen
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, DuTeau, Helen, 1969-
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Oral history interview with Joseph P. Dougherty
- 1993-May-07
- 1993-May-11
- 1993-May-18
- 1993-May-21
Joseph P. Dougherty begins his oral history with a discussion of his youth in various parts of New York City and raises such topics as his family's religion and his father's experiences with the local unions. Dougherty…
- Interviewee Dougherty, Joseph P., 1952-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Virologists, Virology--Research, Medical scientists, HIV (Viruses), Medicine--Research, Genetic engineering, Dougherty, Joseph P., 1952-