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Oral history interview with Claude K. Deischer
- 1984-Apr-27
In this interview, Claude K. Deischer discusses his life and his career as a chemist and historian of chemistry. Initially, Deischer recollects his childhood and early education. He then speaks about his undergraduate…
- Interviewee Deischer, Claude K., 1903-1992
- Interviewer Heitmann, John A.
- Subject Chemistry, Chemists, Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection, Deischer, Claude K., 1903-1992, University of Pennsylvania, Chemists--Biography
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Oral history interview with Donald J. Cram
- 1981-Jan-14
In this interview Donald Cram talks briefly about his family and growing up in Vermont, Florida and New York, and this is followed by a description of his experiences at Rollins College and his start in the world of…
- Interviewee Cram, Donald J.
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Cram, Donald J., Interviews, Chemists, Chemistry, Organic, Chemists--Biography, Nobel Prize winners, Chemistry
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11 items
Oral history interview with Stuart Winston Churchill
- 1985-Mar-21 (First session)
- 1985-Mar-28 (Second session)
Stuart Churchill begins with background information about his family and early education. He then describes his undergraduate years at the University of Michigan, where he was quite active in the mathematics department…
- Interviewee Churchill, Stuart Winston, 1920-
- Interviewer Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Chemical engineering, Shell Oil Company, University of Michigan, Frontier Chemical Company, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, University of Pennsylvania, Heat--Convection, Natural, Chemical engineers, Heat--Transmission, Churchill, Stuart Winston, 1920-, Brown, George Granger, 1896-
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Oral history interview with Raymond F. Boyer
- 1986-Jan-14 (First session)
- 1986-Aug-19 (Second session)
Raymond Boyer begins the interview with a brief description of his family, childhood, and school days in Ohio, touching on his early interest in electricity. He then tells of his undergraduate and graduate years at Case…
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Oral history interview with Ray H. Boundy
- 1986-Aug-21
Ray Boundy begins his interview by describing his family background in western Pennsylvania, his grammar school experience and his college studies at Grove City College. He then studied chemical engineering at Case…
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Oral history interview with Arnold O. Beckman
- 1985-Jul-23
The second interview begins with Arnold Beckman describing the National Technical Laboratories in the late 1930s. He details NTL policies and operations. The majority of the transcript focuses on the change from NTL to…
- Interviewee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject California Institute of Technology, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Beckman, Arnold O., Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Instrument manufacture, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement, Potentiometer, Chemical engineers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Oral history interview with Arnold O. Beckman
- 1985-Apr-23
This interview, the first of several with Arnold Beckman conducted by the Chemical Heritage Foundation, begins with a discussion of Beckman's teenage experience as an industrial chemist at a local gas works in…
- Interviewee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject California Institute of Technology, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Beckman, Arnold O., Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Instrument manufacture, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement, Potentiometer, Chemical engineers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Oral history interview with William O. Baker
- 1985-May-23 (First session)
- 1985-Jun-18 (Second session)
This interview with William O. Baker begins with a discussion of Baker's childhood on Maryland's Eastern Shore, where his parents were involved in raising fowl and developing therapy for turkey pathology; this, along…
- Interviewee Baker, William O. (William Oliver), 1915-2005
- Interviewer Goldstein, Marcy, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Rubber Reserve Company, Polymers, AT & T Bell Laboratories, Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937, Chemists--Biography, Debye, Peter J. W. (Peter Josef William), 1884-1966, Baker, William O. (William Oliver), 1915-2005, Crystalline polymers, Solid state physics, Solid state chemistry
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Oral history interview with Hubert N. Alyea
- 1986-May-22 (First session)
- 1986-May-30 (Second session)
Hubert Alyea was an internationally known popularizer of chemistry. His public demonstrations and academic lectures won him numerous awards and imparted the beauty of chemistry to his students and interested laypeople…
- Interviewee Alyea, Hubert N. (Hubert Newcombe), 1903-
- Interviewer Doel, Ronald E., Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Poliomyelitis--Patients, Scientists with disabilities, People with disabilities, Alyea, Hubert N. (Hubert Newcombe), 1903-, General Electric Company, Princeton University, Chemists--Biography, Poliomyelitis
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Oral history interview with William John Bailey
- 1986-Jun-03
The interview begins with William Bailey describing his upbringing in rural Minnesota, where his family operated a small lumber business. An outstanding high school teacher sparked Bailey's interest in science, and he…
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Oral history interview with Robert Armstrong
- 1986-May-01
Dr. Robert Armstrong describes his childhood in Nebraska and Arizona and how he managed to support himself through undergraduate and graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He remembers the…
- Interviewee Armstrong, Robert T. (Robert Thexton), 1909-1992
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Celanese Corporation of America, Armstrong, Robert T. (Robert Thexton), 1909-1992, United States Rubber Company, Rubber chemistry, Chemists, Chemistry, Organic, Chemists--Biography, Polymerization, North American Rayon Corporation
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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectroscopy equipment in use at Broome Community College laboratory
- 1970s
General view of two unidentified students operating Perkin-Elmer infrared spectroscopy equipment in the chemical analysis instrument laboratory at Broome Community College in New York State. Per notations accompanying…
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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at Columbus Crime Laboratory
- 1970s
General view of an unidentified chemist preparing a drug evidence sample for analysis by a Perkin-Elmer Infrared Spectrophotometer in the Columbus Police Department Crime Laboratory. Per notations accompanying the…
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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at IBM laboratory
- 1970s
General view of associate engineer R. Mark Phelan preparing a sample of silicone resin for analysis by a Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer at IBM's Manufacturing Materials Analysis Laboratory located in San Jose,…
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Infrared spectrophotometer in use at General Instruments Corporation laboratory
- 1970s
Close-up view of a sample being inserted into a Perkin-Elmer Model 735 Infrared Spectrophotometer in use at a General Instrument Corporation laboratory in Hicksville, New York. Per notations accompanying the photograph,…
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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at EPA mobile laboratory
- 1970s
General view of an unidentified chemist preparing an oil sample for analysis by a Perkin-Elmer Model 727 Infrared Spectrophotometer in a mobile laboratory for the Environmental Protection Agency's Oil and Hazardous…
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Infrared sensor in production at Perkin-Elmer facility
- 1970s
Close-up view of an infrared sensor, likely designed for use with a telescope or other optical system, in production at an unidentified Perkin-Elmer Corporation facility. The employee visible in the photograph is also…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Instrument manufacture, Corporations
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Infrared sensor in production at Perkin-Elmer facility
- 1970s
Two views of an infrared sensor, likely designed for use with a telescope or other optical system, in production at an unidentified Perkin-Elmer Corporation facility. The employee visible in the photographs is also…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Instrument manufacture, Corporations
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Perkin-Elmer inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry system
- 1985 – 1986
General view of a Perkin-Elmer Model 6500 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry system in use at an unidentified laboratory facility. The individuals visible in the photograph are identified as Dr. Lee Davidowski…
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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at Environmental Protection Agency
- 1970s
General view of Dr. Eva Wittgenstein inserting a sample into a Perkin-Elmer Model 621 Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer in use at a facility associated with the Laboratory Methods Research Section of the Environmental…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Women in science, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Corporations, Women chemists, Pollutants, Laboratories, Air--Pollution, Chemists
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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
- 1970s
General view of an unidentified chemist examining the graphical output of a Perkin-Elmer Model 621 Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer in use at the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration's Special Testing and Research…
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Peanut oil testing using Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer
- 1970s
General view of Dr. Giovanni Bigalli posed with a Perkin-Elmer Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer at an unidentified laboratory facility. Per notations accompanying the photograph, this spectrophotometer is being used…
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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at Florida Citrus Department
- 1970s
General view of Research Chemist S.V. Ting inserting a citrus sample into a Perkin-Elmer Model 457 Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer at a Florida Citrus Department laboratory located in Lake Alfred, Florida. Per…
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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at Calgon Water Management laboratory
- 1970s
General view of a Perkin-Elmer Model 337 Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer in use at a Calgon Water Management laboratory facility. The female technician visible in the photograph is unidentified.
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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at Calgon Water Management laboratory
- 1970s
General view of a Perkin-Elmer Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer in use at a Calgon Water Management laboratory facility. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the spectrophotometer is being used to characterize…