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Letter from Johannes Stark to Georg Bredig, September 1913
- 1913-Sep-06
Johannes Stark (1874-1957), a German physicist and the 1919 winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for recommending a colleague for a professional opportunity. Stark mentions although the…
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Letter from Ernest Solvay to Georg Bredig, May 1918
- 1918-May-25
Ernest Solvay (1838-1922), a Belgian chemist, thanks Georg Bredig for his correspondence and expresses his mutual sadness about the travesties of the First World War.
- Author Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, November 20, 1937
- 1937-Nov-20
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), if he should send Max's books and scientific journals to the U.S.A. Georg additionally offers Max practical advice on living in a cold climate and provides…
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Periodicals, Jews, German
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, February 14, 1935
- 1935-Feb-14
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discusses financial matters with his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), and mentions increasing antisemitism in the scientific community.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Third Reich, Antisemitism, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Oral history interview with Miguel A. Ondetti
- 1995-Jan-12
Miguel A. Ondetti begins this interview by describing his parents' immigrant background and work in Argentina, his early interests in chemistry, and his education at vocational school in Buenos Aires. Upon high school…
- Interviewee Ondetti, Miguel A., 1930-2004
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Captopril, Chemists, Ondetti, Miguel A., Chemists--Biography, Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Emigration and immigration
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, August 6, 1936
- 1936-Aug-06
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provides feedback on an offer that his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), has received to work in Sweden with the Swedish chemist, Olof Arrhenius (1895-1977). Olof Arrhenius was the oldest son of…
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Third Reich
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Letter from Percy L. Julian to Ray Dawson
- 1934-Jun-25
Percy Julian (1899-1975) writes to his student, Ray Fields Dawson (1911-2012) to express his pleasure at Dawson's excellent performance in organic chemistry. He notes upcoming student publications and hopes that next…
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Oral history interview with Klaus Biemann
- 2006-Aug-29
Klaus Biemann's oral history begins with a discussion of his youth near Vienna, Austria. As pharmacy was the family profession, Biemann chose to study it at the University of Innsbruck. He soon developed an interest in…
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Standard Color Card of America,
- Issued by the Textile Color Card Association of the U. S., Inc.
- 1916
Work intended to “standardize colors for the Textile and allied industries so that the standard name or standard number will always signify the color so designated in this card.” This work and its subsequent editions…
- Creator Of Work Textile Color Card Association of the United States
- Publisher Textile Color Card Association of the United States
- Subject Colors, Textile industry, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Color Association of the United States, Textile Color Card Association of the United States
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Lectures on Coal Tar Colours and on Recent Improvements and Progress in Dyeing and Calico Printing
- Embodying Copious Notes Taken at the Last London International Exhibition and Illustrated with Numberous Patterns of Fabrics Dyed with Aniline and Other Colours
- 1860s
Frederick Crace Calvert (1819–1873) was a professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution, Manchester. From 1835 to 1846 he lived in France, studying chemistry under the chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), who…
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8M 35S
Automated Blood Alcohol Analysis With Gas Chromatography
- 1960s
This narrated guide to performing blood alcohol analysis using gas chromatography was created by Dr. G. Machata at the University of Vienna Institute of Forensic Medicine. It walks viewers through using Perkin-Elmer…
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Coelum Philosophorum, seu De Secretis Naturae
- Philosopher’s Heaven or the Secrets of Nature
- 1525
An early work on the preparation of aqua vitae or the “water of life” (alcohol), by the process of distillation. This treatise describes the distillation process and necessary instrumentation in detail. Aqua vitae was…
- Author Ulstadius, Philippus
- Contributor Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280, Arnaldus, de Villanova, -1311, Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316, Johannes, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365., Grüninger, Johann, -1532?
- Subject Alchemy, Distillation, Distillation apparatus, Gold--Therapeutic use, Medicine, Alcohol, Alcohol--Synthesis
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Letter from Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom to Georg Bredig, January 1901
- 1901-Jan-07
Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom (1854-1907, a Dutch chemist, requests that Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provide the results of an experiment performed at his laboratory in Leipzig.
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Letter from Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom to Georg Bredig, April 1905
- 1905-Apr-14
Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom (1854-1907), a Dutch chemist, updates Georg Bredig (1869-1944) on recent scientific studies of solid, liquid, and vapor phases.
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Letter of recommendation for Percy L. Julian
- After 1964 – before 1975
A letter of recommendation written by Ray Fields Dawson (1911-2012) on behalf of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975). Dawson is recommending that Julian receive an honorary degree from DePauw University due to his work…
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Grave of Rosa Bredig
- 1967-May
Color photograph showing the grave of Rosa née Fraenkel (1877-1933). Though little is known about Bredig as an individual, in 1901 she was married to physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and had two children, Max…
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Max Bredig seated in office
- After 1937 – before 1949
Black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) seated at a desk in an office at the University of Michigan. Max emigrated from Germany to the United States with the assistance of Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to…
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16M 53S
Computer Aided Resolution of Molecular Conformations
- First modeling prog master with ACTN, Lab of Molecular Biophysics, University of Oxford
- 1970s
Silent film demonstrating an early (1970s) computer program for creating three-dimensional molecular models and allowing users to manipulate those models using keyboard commands and a trackball. This film includes the…
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C. David Barry and Edgar Meyer Collection of Molecular Science 16mm Films
16mm films of early (1960s-1970s) computer generated, interactive 3D models of molecular structures. Films were created or used by C. David Barry and Edgar Meyer. Film titles are taken from labels on the films applied…
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9M 28S
Molecular Modeling, Washington University
- 1970s
Silent video of a three-dimensional lactate dehydrogenase molecule imaged and manipulated using software developed at Washington University at least in part by C. David Barry. This footage, created by pointing a camera…
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Affidavits of Support from Otto C. Warburg for Victor and Marianne Homburger
- 1940-Nov-13
Affidavits of support from Otto C. Warburg for Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) and her husband Victor Homburger (1888-1968).
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Dr. Percy Lavon Julian honored at MacMurray College
- 1972-May-13
Two photographs of Dr. Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) taken during a ceremony for the newly constructed chemistry building of MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, named in his honor. This event took place during…
- Creator Of Work MacMurray College
- Subject Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975, Chemists, Awards, Organic compounds--Synthesis, Scientists, Black, African American chemists, Scientists
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Max Bredig and motorcycle
- After 1930 – before 1937
A black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) in a wooded area, leaning on his motorcycle with a sidecar. Max sold his motorcycle after he immigrated to the United States in 1937.
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Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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Watersports at lake St. Wolfgang
- 1967
A color photograph depicting six people in front of Lake St. Wolfgang in St. Gilgen, Austria. A group of five stands in front of a sign advertising "wasserskischule / elektroboote 2 stufig" or "water ski school /…
- Subject Vacations, Water skiing, Austria--Wolfgangsee