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Oral history interview with Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos
- 2012-Aug-06
Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos was born in Turkey in 1922 to parents of Greek descent. Due to Turkish expulsion of the Greeks when he was three months old, the family left for the Greek mainland. Because his father was…
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Oral history interview with Dov Frohman
- 2006-May-10
- 2006-Jun-06
- 2006-Jun-12
Dov Frohman begins the interview by describing his early separation from his parents in the Netherlands due to World War II. After moving between several orphanages, Frohman was adopted by relatives and attended primary…
- Interviewee Frohman, Dov, 1939-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Frohman, Dov, 1939-, World War (1939-1945), Electrical engineering, Fairchild (Firm), Intel Corporation, Metal oxide semiconductors, Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electrical engineers
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 20 Number 4
- 2002 (Winter)
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Oral history interview with Arthur Rock
- 2002-Oct-09
Arthur Rock begins the interview with a discussion of his family and educational background. In 1944, Rock joined the United States Army. After World War II, Rock attended Syracuse University, and then continued on to…
- Interviewee Rock, Arthur, 1926-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
- Subject Rock, Arthur, 1926-, World War (1939-1945), Businesspeople, Semiconductor industry, Semiconductors, Entrepreneurship, Business enterprises
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Oral history interview with Carlos A. Cuadra
- 2001-May-21
Carlos A. Cuadra, a pioneer in the field of information sciences, begins the interview by discussing his family and educational background. He describes how he continued his education while serving in the Navy during…
- Interviewee Cuadra, Carlos A.
- Interviewer Burke, Colin B.
- Sponsor Eugene Garfield Foundation
- Subject Cuadra, Carlos A., World War (1939-1945), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Rand Corporation, System Development Corporation, Information storage and retrieval systems, United States. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Information storage and retrieval systems--Business, Defense contracts, Intelligence service
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Oral history interview with Marinus Los
- 1995-Jan-17
The interview begins with Dr. Marinus Los' description of his family's origins in The Netherlands. When he was two years old, his family moved to England, where he received his early education during World War II.…
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Oral history interview with Frederick J. Karol
- 1995-Jan-10
This interview with Frederick J. Karol begins with a short discussion of Karol's family background and childhood near Boston, Massachusetts. Following an early interest in chemistry, Karol in 1946 enrolled at Boston…
- Interviewee Karol, Frederick J., 1933-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Karol, Frederick J., 1933-, World War (1939-1945), Soldiers, Union Carbide Corporation, Polyethylene, License agreements, Chemical industry, Shell Chemical Company, Polypropylene, Ziegler-Natta catalysts, Polymers, Polymerization, Chemists
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Oral history interview with Herbert C. Brown
- 1994-Nov-11
Herbert C. Brown studied at Crane Junior College, where he became fascinated by chemistry and its history; when Crane closed down, Brown was among the students invited to work in Nicholas D. Cheronis' Synthetical…
- Interviewee Brown, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1912-2004
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject University of Chicago, World War (1939-1945), United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Wayne State University, Purdue University, Emigration and immigration, Nobel Prize winners
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Oral history interview with Rudolph A. Marcus
- 1991-Jun-20
Rudolph Marcus begins the interview with a discussion of his family background and early education. Though he spent some of his early years in Detroit, Michigan, he primarily grew up in a Jewish neighborhood in…
- Interviewee Marcus, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Arthur), 1923-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Marcus, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Arthur), 1923-, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, World War (1939-1945), National Research Council Canada, University of North Carolina (1793-1962), United States. Office of Naval Research, Unimolecular reactions, Polytechnic University (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Polymers, Oxford University, California Institute of Technology, Charge exchange
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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 Harold A. Scheraga
- 1987-Feb-10
Harold Scheraga starts this interview by recalling his childhood in Monticello, New York and then in Brooklyn, where he attended Brooklyn Boys High School. There he was attracted to Latin and mathematics. Scheraga…
- Interviewee Scheraga, Harold A., 1921-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Scheraga, Harold A., 1921-, Chemists, Polymers--Research, Proteins--Research, Kerr effect, War work, World War (1939-1945)
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Oral history interview with Charles P. Smyth
- 1986-May-30
Charles P. Smyth begins the interview by naming the many scientists in his family and discussing his undergraduate education at Princeton, with descriptions of the curriculum, faculty, and facilities. He then describes…
- Interviewee Smyth, Charles Phelps, 1895-1990
- Interviewer Doel, Ronald E., Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject United States. War Department. Alsos Mission, World War (1914-1918), World War (1939-1945), Smyth, Charles Phelps, 1895-1990, Princeton University, Chemists--Biography, Chemists
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Atomic Energy As a Force For Good
- 1955
Atomic Energy As a Force For Good is a dramatization of a town debating whether or not to allow the Atomic Energy Commission to build a nuclear power plant nearby. Community members initially afraid of nuclear energy…
- Creator Of Work The Christophers
- Subject Nuclear energy, Atomic bomb, Nuclear medicine, Nuclear power plants, World War (1939-1945), Cancer--Treatment
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Hercocel E Answers a Call for Ethyl
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Hercocel E, an ethyl cellulose molding powder manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a man in a coat using a telephone handset, with an image of an…
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Fluegel World War II Patriotic Cover commemorating use of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
- 1951
Cachet is a "Fluegel Cover" depicting atomic bomb blast over Hiroshima, Japan. Stamp depicts U.S. Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima.
- Artist Fluegel, Herman F. (Captain), 1882-1953
- Subject Nevada--Beatty, Japan--Hiroshima-shi, Fluegel, Herman F., Nevada--Nevada Test Site, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Atomic bomb, Bombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Japan : 1945), Iwo Jima, Battle of (Japan : 1945), Cachets (Philately), Postage stamps, World War (1939-1945)
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Woman polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, World War (1939-1945), Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees, Employees
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Woman polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, World War (1939-1945), Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees, Employees
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United States Department of Justice Notice to Aliens of Enemy Nationalities
- 1940s
Instructions for filling out the United States Certificates of Identification form.
- Creator Of Work United States. Department of Justice
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration law, Emigration and immigration
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Undated notes written by Max Bredig
- 1940s
Assortment of handwritten notes containing dates and names associated with family and friends abroad whom Max Bredig (1868-1902) is attempting to aid in immigration to the United States.
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Reis, Alfred J., 1882-1951, Third Reich, World War (1939-1945), Jewish refugees
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Production of Douglas A-20 attack bombers at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of two unidentified employees making adjustments to a Douglas A-20 attack bomber in production at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Several attack bombers, awaiting…
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Membership application for for SelfHelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc.
- 1940s
A membership application form to join and provide a donation to the Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc. Founded in 1936 by German Jews in New York, the organization's mission is to support new immigrants…
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Man polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified male employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use on the nose of an aircraft attack bomber. Several finished panels are visible in the background. Per notations…
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Letter from Werner Gebhardt to Kasimir Fajans
- 1940s
Dr. Werner Gebhardt, a German chemist, writes to Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to request employment as a means to escape war-ridden Europe. Gebhart laments that it will be difficult to come to the United States without…
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Letter from Herbert Landsberger
- 1940s
Typed letter from Dr. Herbert Landsberger to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), about Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968). The letter describes Hochwald's disposition while he was in a concentration camp.
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