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Mass Spectrometry Oral History Project
These oral histories record the human dimensions related to the growth of mass spectrometry in academic, industrial, and governmental laboratories during the 20th century.
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9 items
Imagining Philadelphia's Energy Futures Oral History Project
How do Philadelphians imagine a sustainable future for their city? This oral history and public education project examined energy, climate change, and the future of Philadelphia.
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30 items
Chemical History of Electronics Oral History Project
These oral histories document and explore the contributions of chemists, chemical engineers, metallurgists, and materials scientists to the development of modern electronics. This collection is, in part, sponsored by…
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Atmospheric Science Oral History Project
These oral histories focus on scientists who devote their research lives to better understanding the complexities of particulate matter in the air, air quality, and emissions as each pertains to climate change.
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Postcard from Paul Walden to Georg Bredig, December 1928
- 1928-Dec-28
Postcard from Paul Walden (1863-1957) to Georg Bredig. The postcard features an illustration of a crocus surfacing from the snowy ground. From the earth below, people emerge playing trumpets.
Walden was a chemist who…
- Author Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Walden, Paul, 1863-1957, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, New Year
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Letter from Alfred Hettner to Georg Bredig, 1934
- 1934-Aug-07
Letter from Alfred Hettner (1859-1941) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Hettner was a German geographer who studied Europe, Colombia, Chile, and Russia.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Hettner, Alfred, 1859-1941
- Subject Hettner, Alfred, 1859-1941, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Geographers
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Letter from Paul Walden to Georg Bredig, 1925
- 1925-Dec-30
Letter from Paul Walden (1863-1957) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Walden was a chemist who is known today for inventing the stereochemical reaction known as the "Walden inversion," which inverts a stereogenic center in a…
- Author Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Walden, Paul, 1863-1957, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists
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Postcard of an electric oven at La Sorbonne
- Undated
Blank postcard featuring a black and white photograph of two men using an electrical oven, invented by Henri Moissan (1852 - 1907), at La Sorbonne, University of Paris.
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Postcard sent to Georg Bredig of the Katarina Elevator
- 1895
Postcard of the Katarina Elevator in Stockholm, Sweden. The postcard, sent to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), is signed by well-known scientists such as Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), Astronomer Gustav Kobb, Otto Berg (1873…
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Postcard from A. Walther to Georg Bredig
- 1900-Mar
Postcard from A. Walther to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features the english dock in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Author Walther, A.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Docks, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg
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Postcard from Marc Rosenberg to Georg Bredig
- Before 1930
Postcard from Marc Rosenberg (1852-1930) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features an image of a house on a hill in the Black Forest mountain region.
Rosenberg was an art historian, collector, and professor.…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Rosenberg, Marc, 1852-1930
- Subject Germany--Black Forest, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Rosenberg, Marc, 1852-1930
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Postcard from Carl Neuberg to Georg Bredig, November 1930
- 1930-Nov-14
Postcard from Carl Neuberg (1877-1956) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biochemistry.
Neuberg is regarded as the father of modern biochemistry and was nominated for a Nobel Prize for…
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Postcard from Ludolf von Krehl to Georg Bredig
- 1932-Mar-20
Postcard depicting Villa Krehl sent by Ludolf von Krehl (1865-1937) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
Villa Krehl was built in 1911 and was used as a house for the Krehl family and a dormitory. Krehl was a German physician…
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Postcard from Edmund von Lippmann to Georg Bredig
- 1935-Feb-02
Postcard from Edmund Oscar von Lippmann (1957-1940) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features the Handel House, a historic building where George Frideric Handel (1685-759) was born.
Lippmann was a German…
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Section of Pipe Track, Kinlochleven
- 1910-May-29
Postcard of the pipe track in Kinlochleven, Scotland. The pipe track was created to create power for aluminum manufacturing by the British Aluminium Company. The author, Kenneth H. Bailey wishes George Cyril Bailey…
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Pipe track in Kinlochleven, Scotland
- 1910
Postcard of the pipe track in Kinlochleven, Scotland sent to George Cyril Bailey (1890-1972). The pipe track was created to create power for aluminum manufacturing by the British Aluminium Company. The author writes…
- Addressee Bailey, George Cyril, 1890-1972
- Author Bailey, Kenneth H.
- Subject Water-power, British Aluminium Company, Aqueducts, Bailey, George Cyril, 1890-1972
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Postcard from Kinlochleven, Scotland
- 1910
Postcard sent to George Cyril Bailey (1890-1972) in Manchester from his brother Kenneth H. Bailey. The front of the postcard features a canteen in Kinlochleven, Scotland. Kenneth writes about the weather and someone…
- Addressee Bailey, George Cyril, 1890-1972
- Author Bailey, Kenneth H.
- Subject Scotland--Lochaber, Recreation centers, Bailey, George Cyril, 1890-1972
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Postcard from Alwin Mittasch to Georg Bredig, 1929
- 1929
Postcard from Alwin Mittasch (1869-1953) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The front of the postcard features a black and white photograph of The Palais des Papes (The Palace of the Popes).
Mittasch was a German chemist,…
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Postcard to Georg Bredig from Alfred Stock, July 1936
- 1936-Jul-20
Postcard from Alfred Stock (1876-1946) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Stock was a German inorganic chemist. He is known for his research in boron hydrides, mercury, and mercury poisoning. In 1926, Stock became the…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Stock, Alfred, 1876-1946
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Stock, Alfred, 1876-1946
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Postcard to Georg Bredig from an unidentified sender, July 1935
- 1935-Jul
Postcard featuring a black and white portrait of an elderly woman.
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard to Georg Bredig from Georg Lunge, February 1910
- 1910-Feb-05
Postcard sent from Georg Lunge (1839-1923) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Lunge was a German chemist and professor at the University of Zurich.
Lunge's original contributions cover a very wide field, dealing both with…
- Author Lunge, Georg, 1839-1923
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Lunge, Georg, 1839-1923
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Postcard to Georg Bredig from an unidentified sender, September 1922
- 1922-Sep
Postcard featuring a sepia-toned photograph of a man, possibly Theodor Curtius (1857-1928), sitting outside.
Throughout his career, Curtius was a professor of chemistry at the University of Heidelberg, the director of…
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Postcard to Georg Bredig from an unidentified sender, 1918
- 1918-May-08
Postcard to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from an unidentified sender. The front of the postcard features a black and white photograph of two men and a woman. Above the man on the far right is the inscription "Dr. …
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard to Georg Bredig from Edmond Bauer, December 1938
- 1938-Dec-06
Postcard to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from Edmond Bauer (1880-1963). The postcard features a portrait of Bauer. Bauer was a French physical chemist who studied under well-known scientists such as Marie Curie (1867-1934)…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bauer, Edmond, 1880-1963
- Subject Bauer, Edmond, 1880-1963, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Physicists
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Postcard from Adolf von Oechelhäuser to Georg Bredig, 1922
- 1922-Sep-20
Postcard to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from Adolf von Oechelhäuser (1853-1922). The postcard features a black and white portrait of a man, possibly Oechelhäuser.
Adolf von Oechelhäuser was an art historian and…