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Oral history interview with Enrique Iglesia
- 2014-Jan-27 – 2014-Jan-28
Enrique Iglesia was born in Havana, Cuba, one of two children. The family lived in Havana until Enrique was about fourteen years old; he was then approaching military age, at which time he would not be allowed to leave…
- Interviewee Iglesia, Enrique, 1954-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Iglesia, Enrique, 1954-, Revolution (Cuba : 1959), Catalysis, Exxon Corporation, University of California, Berkeley, Fischer-Tropsch process, Zeolites, Consultants, Chemical engineering, Chemical engineers, Emigration and immigration
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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 Haldor F. A. Topsøe
- 1999-Apr-19
Born in Copenhagen, he grew up in Denmark, and was very involved in his father's Samfundshjælpen, which taught him the importance of collaboration between social classes. Topsøe studied at the Technical University,…
- Interviewee Topsøe, Haldor F.A., 1913-2013
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Slater, Leo B.
- Subject Haldor Topsøe (Firm), Topsøe, Haldor F.A., 1913-2013, Catalysis, Chemical engineers, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with James F. Roth
- 1996-Jan-23
James Roth begins this interview by discussing the origins of his interest in research and physical chemistry as well as the impacts of growing up in the Bronx, New York, attending the Bronx High School of Science, and…
- Interviewee Roth, James F., 1925-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Roth, James F., 1925-, Chemists, Rubber, Artificial, Monsanto Company, Catalysis, Oxo process, Rhodium
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Oral history interview with Stewart H. Shuman
- 1993-Sep-13
- 1993-Sep-20
- 1993-Sep-27
- 1993-Oct-04
- 1994-Mar-26
- 1994-Jun-25
- 1994-Jun-28
Stewart H. Shuman was born in Queens, New York; his only sibling is a brother, who is ten years older. His family loosely observed religious strictures, including keeping kosher, because his maternal grandmother…
- Interviewee Shuman, Stewart H., 1955-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Shuman, Stewart H., 1955-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, Vaccinia--Research, Catalysis
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Catalysis: Technology for a Clean Environment
- 1993
This video explains the process of catalysis: using a catalyst to increase the rate of a chemical reaction. It argues that this process is good for the environment because it will reduce the production toxic of…
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Aus dem Buche von Otto Warburg: Ueber die katalytischen Wirkungen der lebendigen Sustanz
- From the Book by Otto Warburg: On the Catalytic Effects of Living Substance
- 1928
Synopses of On the Catalytic Effects of Living Substance (1928) by Otto Warburg.
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Georg Bredig recieves the 1914 Solvay Prize
- 1914-May-02
Clipping of an article from the Karlsruher Tagblatt, a German daily newspaper that ran from 1843 to 1937.
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Letter from Wilhelm Ostwald to Georg Bredig, February 1904
- 1904-Feb-02
Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), a pioneer in physical chemistry and the winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, apologizes that he categorized Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) recent essay on catalysis as a report instead…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Catalysis, Science publishing
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Letter from Eduard Buchner to Georg Bredig, March 1900
- 1900-Mar-13
Eduard Buchner (1860-1917), a German chemist and zymologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1907, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his paper on platinum catalysis.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Buchner, Eduard, 1860-1917
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Buchner, Eduard, 1860-1917, Nobel Prize winners, Catalysis
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An Essay on Combustion : With a View to a New Art of Dying and Painting
- The Phlogistic and Antiphlogistic Hypotheses are Proved Erroneous
- 1794
Elizabeth Fulhame was an early British chemist who invented the concept of catalysis and discovered photoreduction. Fulhame’s interest was in the reduction reaction that led to the deposition of metals. As she notes in…
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Notes on manufacturing catalysts
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Scientific notes and diagrams on the manufacturing of catalysts written by Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
