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58M 50S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1997
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1996 lecture includes the…
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Oral history interview with O. Theodor Benfey
- 1991-May-24
- 1991-Jun-05
O. Theodor Benfey begins the interview with a description of his childhood in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. He tells of his experiences in England, where he was a student during the war, and then his move…
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56M 56S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1996
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1996 lecture includes the…
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Chemical Heritage Foundation Innovation Day: Gordon E. Moore Award presentation
- 2004-Sep-14
This video captures the first ever presentation of the Society of Chemical Industry's (SCI) Gordon E. Moore Medal for early-career success in innovation, given to George Barclay of Rohm and Haas for his work in creating…
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56M 33S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1994
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1994 lecture includes the…
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57M 19S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1993
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1993 lecture includes the…
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11M 13S
Alan MacDiarmid's Comments at the Dedication of the Alan MacDiarmid Energy Research Laboratory at Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
- 2005-Nov-07
The first 30 seconds of this video are a stationary introductory slide. MacDairmid was unable to travel to the institute dedication in South Korea due to medical concerns, but sent this video along in his stead. His…
- Creator Of Work MacDiarmid, Alan G., 1927-2007
- Subject Renewable energy sources, MacDiarmid, Alan G., 1927-2007, Fossil fuels, Korea (South)
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Oral history interview with David M. Hercules
- 2002-Mar-20
David M. Hercules begins his interview by discussing his childhood and education. He describes his youth in Somerset, Pennsylvania, and his childhood curiosity with science. When he was in high school, he continued to…
- Interviewee Hercules, David M.
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Brock, David C.
- Subject Hercules, David M., Lehigh University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Electron spectroscopy, University of Georgia, Business consultants, Catalysis, University of Pittsburgh, Mass spectrometry, Spectrum analysis, Chemical apparatus, Chemists
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Oral history interview with Michael R. Koelle
- 2003-Jan-06 – 2003-Jan-08
Michael R. Koelle was born in Los Alamos, New Mexico but was raised mainly in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of the family's three children. Both of his parents were German emigrants (his father as an infant, his…
- Interviewee Koelle, Michael R., 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Koelle, Michael R., 1964-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Geneticists, G proteins, Proteins--Research, Neural transmission, Embryology
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1H 16M 36S
Moore's Law at 40: Part 3
- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. The…
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9M 42S
Rhodia Drop-Deposition Adjuvants
- 1998
A short demonstration video of an agricultural industry coating sprayed on plants to enhance herbicide performance, likely intended to be played on a loop at a trade show booth. The video accessible here has been edited…
- Creator Of Work Rhodia, Inc.
- Producer G.P.M. Production Vidéo
- Subject Herbicides, Agriculture, Product demonstrations, Agricultural chemicals--Adjuvants, Agricultural chemistry
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50M 13S
NASA: The First 25 Years
- NASA: The 25th Year
- 1987
This is an overview of NASA's history, beginning with its founding in 1958 and leading up to its 25th anniversary in 1988. This video contains footage of many important moments in NASA's history, including the first…
- Creator Of Work Goodtimes Home Video Corp.
- Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Project Mercury (U.S.), Project Gemini (U.S.), Project Apollo (U.S.), Skylab Program, Viking Mars Program (U.S.), Artificial satellites in telecommunication, Space flight, Voyager Project, Columbia (Spacecraft), Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
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18M 48S
Navy Stock Selections for ABL
- Circa 1962
Silent film created by Hercules Powder Company showing various missiles and ordnance in use on United States Navy vessels and being tested on land. Locations include aboard the USS Constellation and the Wallops Flight…
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57M 04S
Chemical Instrumentation Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- Symposium in Celebration of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry
- 1987-Nov-05
Video of a symposium held for the opening of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania in 1987. The event includes remarks from Arnold O. Beckman; Arnold…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Price, Charles C. (Charles Coale), 1913-2001, Proctor, Stanley I., 1936-, Long, Franklin A., 1910-1999, Good, Mary L., 1931-2019, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Eliel, Ernest L. (Ernest Ludwig), 1921-2008
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59M 15S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri...
- 1990
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1990 lecture includes the…
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Food Infections and Food Intoxications
- 1928
An overview of the etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of food poisoning. Content is divided into three sections: infections from food, intoxication from food, and zoo-parasitic infections acquired…
- Author Damon, Samuel Reed
- Publisher Williams & Wilkins
- Printer Waverly Press
- Subject Food poisoning, Medical parasitology, Diseases--Causes and theories of causation, Intoxication, Food science
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3M 05S
Hercules Powder Company Wilmington, Delaware headquarters construction
- 1930
This silent film captures the 1930 construction of Hercules Powder Company's new Headquarters and Research Station in Wilmington, Delaware and specifically its cornerstone laying ceremony. This new site was constructed…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Hercules Powder Company, Building, Chemical industry
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3M 51S
Hercules Powder Company tree stump handling in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1920 – 1940
Silent footage of Hercules Powder Company processing tree stumps at their Brunswick, Georgia plant for use in their cellulose products. Footage shows stumps being removed from railroad cars by crane and dropped into…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Cellulose industry, Hercules Powder Company, Chemical industry, Naval stores industry, Cranes, derricks, etc., Machinery
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18M 23S
Hercules Powder Company Woods Camp pine stump gathering
- 1920 – 1940
Silent footage of tree stump removal being done by Hercules Powder Company at an unknown location, likely in the southeastern United States. These stumps were removed using machinery and then transferred to a Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Hercules Powder Company, Cellulose industry, Tree stump removal, Machinery
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52 items
Distillations, Volume 2 Number 1
- 2016 (Spring)
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Distillations
Periodical containing popular history of science articles and organizational news from the Science History Institute (formerly known as the Chemical Heritage Foundation). Prior to 2015, the magazine was published under…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 32 Number 3
- 2014 – 2015 (Fall/Winter)