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Research Interview with Steve Duzan
- 2013-May-02 – 2013-May-02
Steve Duzan was born in Oregon in 1941, though he and his family moved to Seattle, Washington when he was ten years old. He was raised by a single mother after the death of his father. His mother worked as the assistant…
- Interviewee Duzan, Steve
- Interviewer Jones, Mark, 1958-
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Research Interview with Peter Drake
- 2012-Nov-07 – 2012-Nov-07
Peter Drake was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was the head of manufacturing for Beech Aircraft before he became one of the founders of McDonnell Aircraft. Drake attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine,…
- Interviewee Drake, Peter F.
- Interviewer Dick, Brian
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Research Interview with Carlo Croce
- 2013-Aug-12 – 2013-Aug-12
Carlo Croce was born in Milan, Italy and studied medicine at the Sapienza University of Rome. While he initially came to the United States to do medicine at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, he ultimately worked…
- Interviewee Croce, Carlo
- Interviewer Dick, Brian
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Research interview with Andrew Barnes
- 2013-Jul-08 – 2013-Jul-08
Andrew Barnes was born in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. His father was a chemical engineer at Abbott Laboratories, which inspired him to pursue a chemical engineering degree from Purdue University. While…
- Interviewee Barnes, Andrew
- Interviewer Jones, Mark, 1958-
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Oral history interview with Thomas Wiggans
- 2015-Apr-27
Thomas Wiggans grew up in Fredonia, Kansas, a small town with just a few thousand residents. Both his grandfather and father ran a local drugstore, which Wiggans worked in during his adolescence. This led to Wiggans not…
- Interviewer Jones, Mark, 1958-
- Interviewee Wiggans, Thomas
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Oral history interview with Richard S. Stein
- 1987-Jun-17
Richard Stein starts this interview by reflecting on the New York City schools which provided a real stimulus, especially in mathematics and science, to him and his contemporaries. At Brooklyn Technical High School, he…
- Interviewee Stein, Richard S., 1925-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Stein, Richard S., 1925-, Chemists, Dichroism, Postwar reconstruction, Polymers--Research, Chemistry--Research
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Family Radiation Measurement Kit
- 1960s
This Family Radiation Measurement Kit was manufactured by the Cincinnati, Ohio division of the Bendix Corporation during the early 1960s. It retailed for around $25. The Bendix kit was one of the first commercially…
- Creator Of Work Bendix Corporation
- Subject Radiation--Measurement, Radiation--Safety measures, Dosimeters, Nuclear counters, Cold War (1945-1989), Bendix Corporation
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Chi-Ches-Ters Menstrual Pain Relief Tablets
- 1900s
Container of "Chi-Ches-ters" menstrual pain relief tablets, manufactured by Chichester Chemical Co.
Chichester Chemical Co. also manufactured "Pennyroyal Pills," which were marketed with language that subtly indicated…
- Manufacturer Chichester Chemical Co.
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Women--Health and hygiene, Menstrual products
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Oral history interview with Jean S. Kane
- 2012-Feb-27 – 2012-Feb-28
Jean S. Kane grew up mostly in Tenafly, New Jersey. Although her father was an accountant, Jean was the first in her family to attend college. She began at Keuka College, intending to get a nursing degree, but she…
- Interviewee Kane, Jean S.
- Interviewer Gross, Benjamin
- Subject Kane, Jean S., 1940-, Chemistry, Women in chemistry, Geological Survey (U.S.), Spectrum analysis, Standard Reference Materials Program (National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)), International Organization for Standardization, Geochemistry, Analytical geochemistry, Standard reference materials, Women in science, Chemists, Women chemists
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Oral history interview with Philip E. Eaton
- 1997-Jan-22
Philip Eaton begins the interview with a description of his childhood, parents, and early education in Brooklyn, New York. At age seven, Eaton and his family relocated to Budd Lake, New Jersey, where he attended Roxbury…
- Interviewee Eaton, Philip E., 1936-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
- Subject Eaton, Philip E., 1936, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Eaton Associates, Chemists, Chlordecone, Organic compounds--Synthesis
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Oral history interview with Judith Summers-Gates
- 2017-Jan-20
- 2017-Feb-06
Judith Summers-Gates was born in Hazelton, Pennsylvania in 1958 and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a registered nurse. Her father was a hardwood floor installer. She had a younger sister and…
- Interviewer Martucci, Jessica L., Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Interviewee Summers-Gates, Judith, 1958-
- Subject Women in science, People with disabilities, People with mental disabilities, Blind, People with visual disabilities, Drexel University, United States. Department of Defense, United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Engineering, Breast--Radiography, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (United States), Paratransit services, Self-help device for people with disabilities, American Chemical Society, Chemists with disabilitites, Chemistry, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Oral history interview with O. Theodor Benfey
- 1991-May-24
- 1991-Jun-05
O. Theodor Benfey begins the interview with a description of his childhood in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. He tells of his experiences in England, where he was a student during the war, and then his move…
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Oral history interview with David M. Hercules
- 2002-Mar-20
David M. Hercules begins his interview by discussing his childhood and education. He describes his youth in Somerset, Pennsylvania, and his childhood curiosity with science. When he was in high school, he continued to…
- Interviewee Hercules, David M.
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Brock, David C.
- Subject Hercules, David M., Lehigh University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Electron spectroscopy, University of Georgia, Business consultants, Catalysis, University of Pittsburgh, Mass spectrometry, Spectrum analysis, Chemical apparatus, Chemists
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Oral history interview with Thomas C. Alber
- 1993-Mar-15
- 1993-Apr-09
- 1993-Jul-16
- 1993-Jul-23
- 1993-Jul-28 – 1993-Jul-29
- 1993-Dec-15
Thomas C. Alber grew up as an American in post World War II Japan and had to deal with issues related to his bilingualism and biculturalism. After moving to Los Angeles with his mother in 1964, Alber was encouraged in…
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Oral history interview with Edgar S. Woolard Jr.
- 1999-Jun-10
Edgar Woolard begins the interview with a description of his family and childhood years in Washington, North Carolina. Woolard's parents encouraged him to excel in both academic and social environments. As a high-school…
- Interviewee Woolard, Edgar S., Jr., 1934-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Woolard, Edgar S., Jr., 1934-, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Aluminum Company of America, Businesspeople, Executives, Chemical industry, Dacron, Polyesters
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Oral history interview with Harold T. Shapiro
- 2021-Feb-15
Harold Shapiro was born on June 8, 1935, in Montréal, Quebec. His father immigrated to the United States from Odessa, Russia just prior to World War I as a metal worker, but spent most of his adult life as a bootlegger,…
- Interviewee Shapiro, Harold T., 1935-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Economics, Princeton University, University of Michigan, Economic forecasting, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Science and state, College presidents, Executive advisory bodies, Research
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Oral history interview with Andrew Streitwieser
- 1981-Jan-22
Andrew Streitwieser begins this interview by describing his family, early education, and undergraduate days at Columbia University. He then discusses his graduate education at Columbia, stressing the influence of…
- Interviewee Streitwieser, Andrew, 1927-
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Streitweiser, Andrew, 1927-, Molecular orbitals, Chemistry, Organic, Chemists, Chemistry--Research, Chemistry, Organic--Research
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Oral history interview with William I. Weis
- 2000-Feb-07 – 2000-Feb-09
William Weis was born and grew up in Queens, New York, the youngest of three brothers. His grandparents immigrated from Ukraine, Belarus, and Latvia, ultimately settling in Brooklyn, New York. A "frustrated architect,"…
- Interviewee Weis, William I., 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weis, William I., 1959-, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Crystallography, Lectins, Cadherins, Biochemistry
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Glenn E. Schweitzer
- 2010-Dec-29
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Glenn E. Schweitzer…
- Interviewee Schweitzer, Glenn E.
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-
- Subject Schweitzer, Glenn E., Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation
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Oral history interview with Frank R. Nissel
- 2002-Mar-20
Frank R. Nissel begins the interview by describing his early childhood and schooling in Berlin, Germany, and subsequent move to Egypt due to the emergence of Adolf Hitler's policies. Arriving in Egypt at the age of…
- Interviewee Nissel, Frank R., 1925-2014
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Welex, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Nissel, Frank R., 1925-2014, Chemical engineers, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Theo Colborn
- 2009-Aug-07 – 2009-Aug-08
Theo Colborn was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1927. The area was rural, and she lived on a farm until she was five years old. Her father worked as a traveling cookie salesman. The family moved to East Orange, New…
- Interviewee Colborn, Theo
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., McDonnell, Elizabeth A.
- Subject Colborn, Theo, Pharmacists, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment, Ozone, Great Lakes, Endocrine disrupting chemicals, Science--Social aspects, Science and state, Washington (D.C.)
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Oral history interview with Isy Haas
- 2010-Jun-24 – 2010-Jun-25
Isy Haas was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He and his parents were Jewish and Polish citizens, not automatically Turkish. They spoke French and German until World War II, when they ceased speaking German. Haas attended a…
- Interviewee Haas, Isy, 1934-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Haas, Isy, 1934-, Remington Rand, Inc., Fairchild (Firm), Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Last, Jay T., Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Diodes, Semiconductor, Integrated circuits, Teledyne, Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated, Electrical engineers, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Maxine Savitz
- 2021-Jul-01
- 2021-Jul-08
Maxine Savitz was born in 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents had both been born in the United States; her father’s family was from Ukraine, and her mother’s family was from Russia. The oldest of three children,…
- Interviewee Savitz, Maxine L. (Maxine Lazarus), 1937-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Maryland--Baltimore, Bryn Mawr College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fuel cells--Research, Science and state, Garrett Corporation, Allied-Signal Inc., Honeywell Inc., National Academy of Engineering, Executive advisory bodies, Women in science, Engineers
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Oral history interview with O. David Sparkman
- 2007-Jul-06
O. David Sparkman grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, one of two children. His father managed a refrigeration supply company and then owned a restaurant; his mother was a stenographer and then an office…
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Oral history interview with Herbert T. Pratt
- 2006-Jun-13 – 2006-Jun-14
Herbert T. Pratt was born in Leaksville, North Carolina (now Eden, North Carolina) in 1926. An only child, Pratt grew up surrounded by books. His parents valued history, and he relays stories of his grandfather, Josiah…
- Interviewee Pratt, Herbert T.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Pratt, Herbert T., Fieldcrest Mills Inc., Chemical engineering, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Quality control, Forensic sciences, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Book collecting, Enfield, William, 1741-1797, Mott, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1852-1896, Hymnals, Coat hangers
