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206 items
Colour, An Elementary Manual for Students
- 1911
According to the author's preface, the following work contains "many of the chief facts connected with the origin, the phenomena, and the employment of Colour." The work's early chapters discuss topics concerning…
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106 items
White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health
- Report of Follow-Up Conference
- 1971 (Imprint)
Final report of the White House Follow-up Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health held at Williamsburg, Virginia on February 5th, 1971. The original White House Conference took place in December of 1969.
The report…
- Contributor United States. White House Office, Ehrlichman, John, Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999, Hardin, Clifford M. (Clifford Morris), 1915-2010, Mayer, Jean, 1920-1993, Mcfarland, James P., Perry, Yvonne
- Subject Nutrition, Food supply, Food supply--Government policy, Food relief, Food relief--Government policy, Food relief--Law and legislation, Nutrition policy
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39 items
Bredig Family Album
- Circa 1930
Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) and family. The album includes images of chemistry laboratories and apparatus as well as images of Max and his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), amongst their…
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Bredig Family Album
- 1917 – 1918
Album belonging to the Bredig family. Includes photographs of Marianne Bredig (1903-1986) and Max Bredig (1902-1977) as children, as well as their parents, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and Rosa Bredig née Frankel…
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Max and Lydia Bredig with Marianne and Viktor Homburger in Colorado
- Circa 1943
Black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977), third from left, with his wife, Lydia Bredig née Levy, to his right, and his sister and brother-and-law, Marianne and Viktor Homburger, on his left. The group of…
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Letter from Max Bredig, August 27, 1941
- 1941-Aug-27
Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to his colleague, a professor, to convey his knowledge about the whereabouts of the Neumann family, who were interned in the Gurs concentration camp with his sister, Marianne Homburger…
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Postcard from the Imperial Center for Scientific Reporting to Georg Bredig, November 1930
- 1930-Nov-18
The Imperial Center for Scientific Reporting informs scientists by postcard that they can order scientific and technical literature from Germany in the form of photograms.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Photograms, Scientific literature
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Letter from G. Schmidt-Staub to Georg Bredig, September 21, 1937
- 1937-Sep-21
G. Schmidt-Staub, a jeweler in Karlsruhe, informs Georg Bredig (1868-1944) of the value of four jewelry pieces that he would like to sell.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author G. Schmidt-Staub
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, August 20, 1937
- 1937-Aug-20
In a letter to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discusses financial matters and his health ailments in the late summer of 1937.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, September 12, 1937
- 1937-Sep-12
As the date of Max Bredig's (1902-1977) departure for the U.S.A approaches in the fall of 1937, his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), discusses their final visit together, the importance of maintaining frequent…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, July 10, 1936
- 1936-Jul-10
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discusses professional opportunities abroad and possible resources for his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977).
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Job hunting, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, May 13, 1936
- 1936-May-13
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) encourages his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), to begin independently planning his professional future outside of Germany. He additionally advises Max to take care of his sister, Marianne Homburger…
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Third Reich, Jews, German, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, April 8, 1936
- 1936-Apr-08
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) informs his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), of possible professional opportunities and references abroad.
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Job hunting, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, July 25, 1937
- 1937-Jul-25
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) encourages his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), to accept a fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan facilitated by their colleague and friend, Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975). The…
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Mundus subterraneus : in XII libros digestus
- quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio, verbo pantamorphon protei regnum, universae denique naturae majestas et divitiae summa rerum varietate exponuntur.
- 1665
A first edition work, with two volumes bound in one folio, by Athanasius Kircher (1602–1680), a German Jesuit scholar who published many extensive works on scientific, religious, and other subjects. Dubbed the “Master…
- Author Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
- Publisher Janssonium, Joannem
- Contributor Elizeum, Weyerstraten
- Subject Alchemy, Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680, Natural history, Mines and mineral resources, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hydrography, Earth sciences, Geochemistry, Volcanoes, Earth (Planet)
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Oral Histories of Immigration and Innovation
Oral histories of 70 eminent scientists and engineers who immigrated to the United States in the 20th century. The oral histories provide moving testimony and insights into the nature of immigrant scientists’ scientific…
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Letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, April 15, 1941
- 1941-Apr-15
In a joint letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977) and Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and her husband, Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), describe their life in Marseille, France after their release from…
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Othmer Library
- 1994-May
This is a promotional video made by the Chemical Heritage Foundation (later to become the Science History Institute) in 1994, ahead of the renovation of and move to its current location at 315 Chestnut Street. The video…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Chemical Heritage Foundation, Libraries, Science museums, Glass harmonica music, Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, Museums
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Letter from Mary A. Booth to James Curtis Booth
- 1886-May-07
Mary A. Booth, a relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes to Booth following a letter from Marcia B. Booth of May 4.
- Author Booth, Mary A.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Oral history interview with Kazuo Inamori
- 2010-Apr-19
- 2010-Nov-13
Kazuo Inamori was born in 1932 in Kagoshima, Japan, which lies on the southern tip of Kyushu Island—the southernmost of Japan's four largest islands. He was one of seven children. During elementary school, he was a very…
- Interviewee Inamori, Kazuo, 1932-
- Interviewer Tritton, Thomas R., Ulrych, Richard
- Subject Inamori, Kazuo, 1932-, Chemistry, Organic, Shortwave radio, Kyōto Seramikku Kabushiki Kaisha, Matsushita Denki Sangyō, International business enterprises, Electric insulators and insulation, Fairchild (Firm), Telecommunication, Inamori Zaidan, Industrial management, Case Western Reserve University, Chemical engineers
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, January 1941
- 1941-Jan
In a letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977), Ilse Wolfsberg outlines two possibilities to facilitate the immigration of her fiance, Fritz Hochwald, a German-Jewish patent specialist and former colleague of Max Bredig, to the…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, February 24, 1937
- 1937-Feb-24
In notes to each other, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and Max Bredig (1902-1944) attempt to ascertain the amount of money that would be owed for the Reich Flight Tax if Marianne Homburger (nee Bredig) or Max Bredig would…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, July 13, 1937
- 1937-Jul-13
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) informs his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), about the wedding plans of his sister, Marianne Homburger (nee Bredig) (1903-1987) and future brother-in-law, Viktor Homburger (1888-1968). Georg…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, October 8, 1938
- 1938-Oct-08
Shortly after his seventy-first birthday, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), and reflects on his life path. While he expresses gratitude to his family, colleagues, and friends for…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, May 1, 1938
- 1938-May-01
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) inquires about the wellbeing of his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), in the United States and reports that all German Jews will soon be required to report their financial assets to the Third Reich.…