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First day cover commemorating Phénix fast breeder reactor
- 1974-Sep-21
Philatelic First Day Cover depicting a colorful artistic interpretation of the Phénix (French for phoenix), a small-scale prototype fast breeder reactor, located at the Marcoule nuclear site, near Orange, France. The…
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First day cover commemorating Phénix fast breeder reactor
- 1974-Sep-21
Philatelic First Day Cover depicting a colorful artistic interpretation of nuclear fission or fusion initiated within the interior of the Phénix (French for phoenix), a small-scale prototype fast breeder reactor,…
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First Day Cover commemorating the centenary of the Convention du Mètre (Treaty of the Meter)
- 1975
Cachet depicts the wavelength of krypton-86, which was formerly used to define the meter from 1960 until 1983. A meter was defined during this time as the wavelength of the 605 nm (orange) spectral line of a krypton-86…
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Chadian postage stamp commemorating Albert Einstein
- 1976
Depicts Albert Einstein and a futuristic American spaceship.
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Invitation to the International Secretariat for the Natural Sciences of the World Black Researchers Association
- 1977
Invitation to the founding congress of the International Secretariat for the Natural Sciences of the World Black Researchers Association. Anthropologist and physicist Cheikh Anta Diop (1923-1986) wrote the invitation,…
- Creator Of Work World Black Researchers Association
- Author Diop, Cheikh Anta
- Subject Diop, Cheikh Anta, World Black Researchers Association, African American scientists
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Malian postage stamp commemorating the 250th anniversary of Isaac Newton's death
- 1977
Stamp depicts the launch of an Atlas rocket carrying a Mercury single-man spacecraft, Newton, the fabled apple, and a satellite (possibly NASA's first Orbiting Astronomical Observatory launched in 1966).
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Postage stamp from Martinique commemorating Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie's 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- 1977
Stamp depicts Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie, along with a model of an unidentified molecule.
- Artist Vásárhelyi, Gyula László 1929-
- Subject Women in science, Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956, Postage stamps, Women physicists, Women in physics, Women scientists, Chemists, Commemorative postage stamps, Women chemists, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Joliot-Curie, Frédéric, Physicists, Martinique, Women in chemistry, Women Nobel Prize winners
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Postage stamp from the Ivory Coast commemorating Svante August Arrhenius's Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- 1978
Stamp commemorating the Swedish chemist, Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), whose portrait is featured on the stamp. Arrhenius is considered by some to be the father of physical chemistry and won the 1903 Nobel Prize in…
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Postage stamp on souvenir sheet from the Ivory Coast commemorating Max Planck's Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1978
Stamp on souvenir sheet depicting Max Planck, a rocket, and the planet Earth. Planck won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918 (the stamp incorrectly identifies his Nobel Prize as 1914). Max Planck is known as the father…
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Postage stamp from Comoros commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
- After 1979 – before 2000
Postage stamp from Comoros, an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the south-east coast of Africa, featuring a depiction of Persian polymath Avicenna (circa 980 - 1037), also known as Ibn Sina, Abu Ali Sina,…
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Postage stamp from Togo commemorating the 100th birthday of Albert Einstein
- 1979
Stamp depicts Albert Einstein playing a violin.
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Postage stamp from Togo commemorating the 100th birthday of Albert Einstein
- 1979
Stamp depicts Albert Einstein and J. R. MacDonald seated at a table in Berlin, Germany in 1931.
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Postage stamps on a souvenir sheet from Togo commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Albert Einstein
- 1979
Depicts Albert Einstein and the formula for special relativity.
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First Day Cover commemorating Louis Pasteur
- 1995-Jun-03
Cachet, stamp, and postmark depict Louis Pasteur.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur
- 1995-Sep-03
Cachet, stamp, and postmark depict Louis Pasteur.
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Honorary Degree to Glenn Seaborg from the University of Paris-Sud
- 1996-Oct-04
Honorary degree to Glenn Seaborg from the University of Paris-Sud.
- Contributor Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Nuclear Science Division
- Creator Of Work Université de Paris
- Subject Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, Nobel Prize winners, Université de Paris
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6 items
Terra
- 2003
A rectangular blue box with an illustration of a person hugging a cartoon Earth. The box contains 1 instruction booklet, 1 deck of cards, 12 wooden markers, and 8 "+40" point tokens. The object of the game is to…
- Creator Of Work Faidutti, Bruno
- Artist Bittler, Bernard, Wong, Ari, Daujean, Cyrille
- Publisher Days of Wonder, Fórum Barcelona, Jolly Thinkers, Unesco
- Subject Board games, Environmental protection, Environmental protection--Study and teaching, Restoration ecology, Environmental responsibility, Earth (Planet)
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6 items
Silicone CoverUps
- 2021
Three varieties of circular cover-up pasties for skin tones "dark," "deep," and "light" produced by the Hollywood Fashion Secrets Company. Each product is encased in pink cardboard packaging with a clear plastic window.…
- Creator Of Work Hollywood Fashion Secrets
- Subject Brassieres, Human skin color, Commercial products, Packaging, Silicone rubber
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8 items
Advertisement for "Chemisches Fachwörterbuch" by A.W. Mayer
- Advertisement for "Chemical Dictionary" by A.W. Mayer
- Undated
Advertisement for a chemical dictionary in German, English, and French by A.W. Mayer, collected by Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The booklet was published by Verlag von Otto Spamer in Leipzig, Germany.
- Publisher Spamer, Franz Otto, 1820-1886
- Subject Dictionaries, Chemistry, Chemicals
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24 items
Ausfärbungen auf Federn
- Shades on Feathers
- Teintures sur Plumes
- Undated
Sample book with dyeing instructions and an 18-section foldout containing 143 dyed feathers.
- Creator Of Work Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Feathers, Dyes and dyeing--Feathers
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7 items
Beckman Facilities, France
- Undated
The set of photographs depicts Beckman facilities in France. Some photographs are numbered on the reverse; some are mounted.
- Subject Buildings, Automobiles, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Chadian postage stamp commemorating Alexander Fleming's Nobel Prize in Medicine
- Undated
Depicts Alexander Fleming, who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin.
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Colorants Pour Savon
- Undated
Eighteen soap samples, each colored with a different dye combination manufactured by the National Aniline and Chemical Company. Includes a description of the soap's composition and the method of dying.
- Creator Of Work National Aniline and Chemical Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dye industry, Soap, National Aniline and Chemical Company
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L'utilisation militaire des découvertes scientifiques...
- The military use of scientific discoveries...
- Undated
Photocopy belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) depicting a spread in an unknown book.
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Maurice Curie giving a course on radium
- Undated
Photograph of Maurice Curie (1888-1975) giving a lecture on radium at the Sorbonne. Curie was the nephew of Marie Curie (1867-1934) and Pierre Curie (1859-1906). Like many other members of the curie family, Maurice was…
