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6 itemsOral history interview with Roald Hoffmann
- 2014-Oct-16 (First interview)
- 2014-Oct-17 (Second interview)
- 2015-Mar-21 (Third interview)
Roald Hoffmann was born Roald Safran in Złoczów, Poland, in 1937. When the Nazi Wehrmacht reached Złoczów in 1941, Roald’s family went into hiding, then into a labor camp. His father bribed the guards to allow Roald,…
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6 itemsOral history interview with George M. Wyman
- 2013-May-01 (First session)
- 2013-May-02 (Second session)
George M. Wyman was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1921. Wyman attended the Lutheran Gimnázium in Budapest until World War II threatened, leaving for the United States to become a chemist. Wyman entered Cornell…
- Interviewee Wyman, George M., 1921-2017
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., Caruso, David J.
- Subject Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Isomerization, Wyman, George M., 1921-2017, Fluorine, Chemistry, Organic, Indigo, United States. National Bureau of Standards, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, United States. Army. European Research Office, Cornell University
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8 itemsOral history interview with Michael Szwarc
- 1986-Sep-11
In this interview, Michael Szwarc begins with his early interest in science while growing up in Poland, leading to his studies at the Warsaw Polytechnic Institute. Szwarc next describes his experiences from 1935, when…
- Interviewee Szwarc, Michael
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Szwarc, Michael, Chemistry, Organic, Chemical engineers
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7 itemsChemie der Benzolderivate oder der Aromatischen Substanzen
- 1867
Including what is believed to be the earliest depiction of the chemical structure of a benzene ring, this German work by August Kekulé (1829-1896) outlines his discoveries on the structure of benzene. An early founder…
- Author Kekulé, August, 1829-1896
- Publisher Enke, F.
- Subject Benzene, Kekulé, August, 1829-1896, Benzene--Derivatives, Aromatic compounds, Chemistry, Organic
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Chemical structure of a benzene ring
- 1867
The illustration on this page is believed to be the earliest depiction of the chemical structure of a benzene ring.
This German work by August Kekulé (1829-1896) outlines his discoveries on the structure of benzene.…
- Author Kekulé, August, 1829-1896
- Publisher Enke, F.
- Subject Benzene, Chemical structure, Kekulé, August, 1829-1896, Benzene--Derivatives, Aromatic compounds, Chemistry, Organic
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7 itemsOral history interview with Seymour Meyerson
- 1991-Mar-07
Seymour Meyerson was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and attended the University of Chicago from which he received his undergraduate degree. By 1943 Meyerson began active service with the US military, spending the…
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6 itemsOral history interview with James D. Idol
- 1994-Dec-08
James D. Idol begins his interview with a description of his childhood in Harrisonville, Missouri. His interest in chemistry was encouraged by neighbors and by friends. He attended William Jewell College in Liberty,…
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10 itemsOral history interview with J. Franklin Hyde
- 1986-Apr-30
In this interview Franklin Hyde briefly tells of his childhood and his schooling in Solvay, New York. At Syracuse University, Hyde majored in chemistry and continued on to a master's degree. It was during this period…
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6 itemsOral history interview with L. Louis Hegedus
- 2013-Dec-05 (First session)
- 2013-Dec-06 (Second session)
L. Louis Hegedus grew up in Szolnok, Hungary. After completing the chemical engineering program of the Technical University of Budapest, he was recruited to work at the Research Institute for the Organic Chemical…
- Interviewee Hegedus, L. Louis, 1941-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary L., Boytim, Jacqueline
- Subject Polyesters, General Motors Corporation, Elf Atochem, Automobiles--Catalytic converters, Catalyst poisoning, Chemistry, Organic, Hegedus, L. Louis, 1941-, Research Institute for the Organic Chemical Industry, Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
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9 itemsR. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar entitled "Some Calabash Alkaloids"
- Circa 1959 – 1966
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6 itemsR. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar entitled "Claude Seminar"
- Circa 1959 – 1966
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11 itemsR. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar entitled "Oxidations in Basic Medium"
- Circa 1959 – 1966
This folder contains notes written by Robert E. Kohler concerning chemical syntheses from R. B. Woodward's seminar lectures, specifically his Thursday Evening Seminars predating the formulation of the Woodward-Hoffmann…
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7 itemsUntitled R. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar mentioning camphor
- Circa 1959 – 1966
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10 itemsR. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar entitled "Amino Esters (Ethers)"
- Circa 1959 – 1966
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13 itemsR. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar entitled "Bis-Ketenes"
- Circa 1959 – 1966
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5 itemsR. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar entitled "Franz Sondheimer"
- Circa 1959 – 1966
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7 itemsR. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar entitled "Katritzky"
- Circa 1959 – 1966
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3 itemsR. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar entitled "Morris Brown Seminar"
- Circa 1959 – 1966
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4 itemsR. B. (Robert Burns) Woodward Seminar entitled "McMurray"
- Circa 1959 – 1966
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