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2 items
Portrait of an unidentified man
- Undated
Black and white portrait of an unidentified man wearing a suit. The photograph was taken at a studio owned by Wilhelm Höffert (1832-1901).
- Subject Carte de visite photographs
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Thank you card and portrait from Theodor Curtius to Georg and Rosa Bredig, May 1917
- 1917-May-27
Thank you card from Theodor Curtius (1857-1928) with his black and white photograph on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. The portrait was adhered to the inside of a card which came with a personal note from…
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Oral history interview with Nadrian C. Seeman
- 2011-Dec-05 – 2011-Dec-06
Nadrian C. Seeman grew up an only child in Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father owned a fur store, and his mother had been a teacher. He was inspired by his high school biology teacher to focus on…
- Interviewee Seeman, Nadrian C., 1945-
- Interviewer McCray, W. Patrick
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Seeman, Nadrian C., 1945-, Crystallography, DNA--Research, Nanotechnology, Molecular biology, Nanoelectronics, Biologists, RNA--Research
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Coffee: From Plantation to Cup. A Brief History of Coffee Production and Consumption.
- 1881
Volume providing a brief history of coffee production and consumption around the world. Intended for dealers and consumers alike, the work contains chapters on coffee cultivation, preparation, the chemical analysis of…
- Author Thurber, Francis B. (Francis Beatty), 1842-1907
- Publisher American Grocer Publishing Association
- Subject Coffee, Coffee industry, Coffee brewing equipment industry, Coffee roasting industry, Coffee industry--Employees, Coffee brewing, Plantations, Tropical crops, Agriculture, Plantation workers, Agricultural laborers, Thurber, Francis B. (Francis Beatty), 1842-1907
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Erfinder und Erfindungen
- Inventors and Inventions
- 1913
Digitized content includes a frontispiece portrait of Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929), a key figure in the history of rare earth elements. In 1885 Welsbach showed didymium was not an element, but an…
- Author Neuburger, Albert, 1867-1943
- Publisher Ullstein GmbH
- Subject Inventors, Inventions, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Neuburger, Albert, 1867-1943, Incandescent lamps, Welsbach Gas Light Company, Rare earth industry, Rare earths, Incandescent gas-lighting
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Gilbert Chemical Magic; A Presentation of Original and Famous Tricks in Conjuring Accomplished by the Use of Chemicals
- Circa 1920
This volume, intended for elementary and middle school-aged children, includes a series of chemistry and science experiments presented as magic tricks. Each experiment outlines instructions for the completion of the…
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Origins of Science and Technology Studies Oral History Project
These oral histories and research interviews focus on scholars who first applied knowledge from the social sciences and humanities to study the social, political, and cultural aspects of scientific practices and…
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Scientific and Technical Information Systems Oral History Project
These oral histories focus on women and men who contributed to the advancement of the classification, manipulation, dissemination, storage, and retrieval of information and who developed new information systems in the…
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21 items
REACH Ambler Oral History Project
Resources for Education and Action for Community Health in Ambler (REACH Ambler) brings into focus the history of Ambler, Pennsylvania, a town long affected by exposure to asbestos from the former Keasbey and Mattison…
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Pew Biomedical Scholars Oral History Project
Explore the oral histories of pioneers who got their start in the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.
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Oral History of the Toxic Substances Control Act
Through oral history interviews with individuals involved in the process of writing and negotiating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), we gain their perspective on the law, its impact, and whether or not it will…
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11 items
Nanotechnology Oral History Project
This oral history series is an important resource for the history of nanotechnology, documenting the lives and careers of key scientists and engineers who shaped and contributed to the contemporary practice of science…
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6 items
Life Sciences Foundation Oral History Project
The Life Sciences Foundation collection is comprised of oral history and research interviews with individuals who played significant roles in the birth and growth of the biotechnology industry. In December 2015, the…
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28 items
Mass Spectrometry Oral History Project
These oral histories record the human dimensions related to the growth of mass spectrometry in academic, industrial, and governmental laboratories during the 20th century.
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Imagining Philadelphia's Energy Futures Oral History Project
How do Philadelphians imagine a sustainable future for their city? This oral history and public education project examined energy, climate change, and the future of Philadelphia.
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30 items
Chemical History of Electronics Oral History Project
These oral histories document and explore the contributions of chemists, chemical engineers, metallurgists, and materials scientists to the development of modern electronics. This collection is, in part, sponsored by…
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Atmospheric Science Oral History Project
These oral histories focus on scientists who devote their research lives to better understanding the complexities of particulate matter in the air, air quality, and emissions as each pertains to climate change.
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Postcard from Paul Walden to Georg Bredig, December 1928
- 1928-Dec-28
Postcard from Paul Walden (1863-1957) to Georg Bredig. The postcard features an illustration of a crocus surfacing from the snowy ground. From the earth below, people emerge playing trumpets.
Walden was a chemist who…
- Author Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Walden, Paul, 1863-1957, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, New Year
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Letter from Alfred Hettner to Georg Bredig, 1934
- 1934-Aug-07
Letter from Alfred Hettner (1859-1941) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Hettner was a German geographer who studied Europe, Colombia, Chile, and Russia.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Hettner, Alfred, 1859-1941
- Subject Hettner, Alfred, 1859-1941, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Geographers
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Letter from Paul Walden to Georg Bredig, 1925
- 1925-Dec-30
Letter from Paul Walden (1863-1957) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Walden was a chemist who is known today for inventing the stereochemical reaction known as the "Walden inversion," which inverts a stereogenic center in a…
- Author Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Walden, Paul, 1863-1957, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists
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Postcard of an electric oven at La Sorbonne
- Undated
Blank postcard featuring a black and white photograph of two men using an electrical oven, invented by Henri Moissan (1852 - 1907), at La Sorbonne, University of Paris.
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Postcard sent to Georg Bredig of the Katarina Elevator
- 1895
Postcard of the Katarina Elevator in Stockholm, Sweden. The postcard, sent to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), is signed by well-known scientists such as Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), Astronomer Gustav Kobb, Otto Berg (1873…
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Postcard from A. Walther to Georg Bredig
- 1900-Mar
Postcard from A. Walther to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features the english dock in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Author Walther, A.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Docks, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg
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Postcard from Marc Rosenberg to Georg Bredig
- Before 1930
Postcard from Marc Rosenberg (1852-1930) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features an image of a house on a hill in the Black Forest mountain region.
Rosenberg was an art historian, collector, and professor.…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Rosenberg, Marc, 1852-1930
- Subject Germany--Black Forest, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Rosenberg, Marc, 1852-1930
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Postcard from Carl Neuberg to Georg Bredig, November 1930
- 1930-Nov-14
Postcard from Carl Neuberg (1877-1956) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biochemistry.
Neuberg is regarded as the father of modern biochemistry and was nominated for a Nobel Prize for…
