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Wiring timing generator at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several Beckman Instruments employees wiring a timing generator purchased by Convair Astronautics. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Pete Kappauf; Homer…
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Female employees at work in Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several female Beckman Instruments employees wiring and connecting a cabinet purchased by Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as…
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Construction of stepper harness at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several female employees assembling a stepper harness for use with a NASA system. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Evelyn Gulick; Agnes Ross; and Edith…
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Cooling fan inspection at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several Beckman Instruments employees inspecting a cooling fan before installation in a PICE system. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Hank Harczak; Dan…
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Inspection of receiver cabinet in Beckman Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several Beckman Instruments employees inspecting a receiver cabinet purchased by the Thiokol Chemical Company. The employees visible in the photographs are identified as follows (left to right): Jim…
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Sorting wires at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several Beckman Instruments employees sorting wires for an Ames System Control Panel. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Joe Verifaillie; Chuck Bonner; and…
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Oral history interview with Carlyle B. Storm
- 2002-Sep-22
Carlyle B. Storm begins the interview describing his family background and chosen academic path. After obtaining his PhD, Storm became a professor of chemistry at Howard University and worked to secure funding for…
- Interviewee Storm, Carlyle B., 1935-2019
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject University of Oxford, Gordon Research Conferences, Chemists, Howard University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Storm, Carlyle B., 1935-2019, Chemists--Biography, Norges tekniske høgskole, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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Microscopic study of frog and fish specimens
- Nature's Mysteries Disclosed
- Part of Arcana Naturae Detecta
- 1695
Illustrated plate depicting Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's (1632-1723) microscopic studies of frog and fish specimens.
Fig. 1: Frog embryo
Fig. 2: Later development of frog embryo
Fig. 3: Further development of frog embryo…
- Artist Verkolje, Jan, 1650-
- Author Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723
- Engraver Blois, Abraham de, active 1679-1720, Schaak, J. van
- Publisher Kroonevelt, Henrik van, active approximately 1684-1704
- Subject Tadpoles--Anatomy, Animalcules, Arteries, Blood--Circulation, Microscopy, Microscopes, Microorganisms, Aorta, Unicellular organisms, Tadpoles, Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723, Physiology, Fishes, Natural history, Veins, Microbiology, Tadpoles--Growth
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Arcana Naturae Detecta
- Nature's Mysteries Disclosed
- 1695
In this pioneering work on microscopy, engraved plates detail the physiology of natural history specimens. Known as the "Father of Microbiology," Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) is considered one of the first…
- Artist Verkolje, Jan, 1650-
- Author Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723
- Engraver Blois, Abraham de, active 1679-1720, Schaak, J. van
- Publisher Kroonevelt, Henrik van, active approximately 1684-1704
- Subject Animalcules, Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Microorganisms, Unicellular organisms, Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723, Physiology, Microbiology
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Illustrated half-title page for Arcana Naturae Detecta
- Nature's Mysteries Disclosed
- Part of Arcana Naturae Detecta
- 1695
Illustrated half-title page for Arcana Naturae Detecta depicts women standing on a pedestal at a table covered with food. The eye of providence, representing the eye of God, bestows rays of light towards the table. One…
- Author Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723
- Engraver Schaak, J. van
- Publisher Kroonevelt, Henrik van, active approximately 1684-1704
- Subject Animalcules, Natural history, People with disabilities, Microscopy, Microscopes, Microorganisms, Prosthesis, Schaak, J. van, Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723, Physiology, Microbiology, Unicellular organisms
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Frontispiece: Portrait of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
- Nature's Mysteries Disclosed
- Part of Arcana Naturae Detecta
- 1695
Frontispiece half-length portrait engraving of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723). "Antonius A. Leeuwenhoeck" and "Regiæ Societatis Londinensis membrum" are listed underneath the portrait, with the latter translating to…
- Artist Verkolje, Jan, 1650-
- Author Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723
- Engraver Blois, Abraham de, active 1679-1720
- Publisher Kroonevelt, Henrik van, active approximately 1684-1704
- Subject Royal Society (Great Britain), Natural history, Microscopy, Microscopes, Microorganisms, Verkolje, Jan, 1650-, Blois, Abraham de, active 1679-1720, Unicellular organisms, Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723, Physiology, Animalcules, Microbiology
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A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons
- 1822
The title page is digitized from the fourth edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the nineteenth…
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Tungsten, the Story of an Indispensable Metal
- 1955
A brief, illustrated history of Tungsten, or wolfram, a rare metal first isolated by Swedish Pomeranian and German pharmaceutical chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) and Spanish chemists and brothers José…
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Mendeleyev's Periodic Table of the Elements
- 1871
This is the first published periodic table of elements in its modern form with the elements of each group arranged vertically. Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1834-1907) created this table for the second edition of his…
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Intermediate Text Book of Chemistry
- 1919
Preface describes how this chemistry textbook contains an intermediate level of instruction, being more advanced than elementary chemistry but not as comprehensive as college chemistry. The modified periodic table of…
- Author Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
- Publisher The Century Co.
- Subject Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, 1834-1907, Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements, Textbooks, Chemical elements, Scientific illustration, Science--Study and teaching, Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilʹevich, 1711-1765, Mayow, John, 1641-1679
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19 items
The Book of Health
- 1898
Intended as a health reference book for the family, topics include diseases, anatomy, hygiene, care of the sick, medicinal plants and administration of medicine. Select anatomical diagrams have been digitized along with…
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Subject Human anatomy--Study and teaching, Human skeleton, Poisonous animals, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Human anatomy, Phrenology, Medicine, Popular, Phrenology--Study and teaching, Family medicine, Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904, Human skeleton--Study and teaching
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27 items
The Making of an American Company: General Aniline & Film Corporation 1842-1946
- 1946
Digitized in entirety, this illustrated work outlines the history of the General Aniline & Film Corporation. Intended as an advertising brochure, includes information on the General Aniline Works Division, detailing…
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Frontispiece: Portrait of Joseph Henry
- Part of A Memorial of Joseph Henry
- 1880
Frontispiece half-bust portrait engraving of Professor Joseph Henry.
A memorial written for Joseph Henry, who served as secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, the precursor of the…
- Author United States. Congress, Smithsonian Institution
- Engraver United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Printer United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Subject Electromagnetism, Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878, Self-inductance, Smithsonian Institution, National Institute for the Promotion of Science
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A Memorial of Joseph Henry
- 1880
A memorial written for Joseph Henry, who served as secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, the precursor of the Smithsonian Institution, and then became the first Secretary of the Smithsonian…
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Life of James Ferguson, F.R.S.
- 1867
Autobiography of Scottish Astronomer James Ferguson, who is known for his astronomical and scientific instrument inventions. The frontispiece portrait of Ferguson and title page have been digitized from this work.
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Frontispiece: Portrait of James Ferguson
- Part of Life of James Ferguson, F.R.S.
- 1867
Frontispiece portrait engraving of James Ferguson. In this half-bust portrait engraving, Ferguson is posed with his hand on a celestial globe. His facsimile signature can be found underneath the portrait.
…- Artist Townsends
- Author Ferguson, James, 1710-1776
- Engraver Hall
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Astronomers, Celestial globes, Ferguson, James, 1710-1776
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Candle molding factory with workers
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "Candle Moulding on a Large Scale," photographic reproduction depicts men working in a candle molding factory. Accompanying text describes the candle making process, consisting of wax being poured into molds…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Price's Patent Candle Company, Limited
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Candlemaking, Textbooks, Candle industry
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The effects of chemical fetilizers upon crops and farmland
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
The top photographic reproduction is entitled "The Results of Assisting Nature" and depicts Swedish turnips grown with varying amounts of mineral manure and nitrogenous fertilizers. The bottom illustration is titled "An…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Royal Agricultural Society of England, Lawes Agricultural Trust
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Fertilizers, Agriculture
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Workman operating a guncotton press behind protective rope screen
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "Working Under Cover," photographic reproduction depicts a man guarded by a rope screen as he operates a guncotton press. Guncotton, or nitrocellulose, is used in explosives.
This plate is found within The…
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Frontispiece: Scene from the Hamstead Colliery mining disaster of 1908
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "Science at a Colliery Disaster," frontispiece plate depicts a scene from the Hamstead Colliery mining disaster of 1908, which occurred in Hamstead, England. The rescue party wear respirators while performing a…
