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Chemical Heritage, Volume 19 Number 3
- 2001 (Fall)
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56 items
Chemical Heritage, Volume 21 Number 1
- 2003 (Spring)
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60 items
Chemical Heritage, Volume 20 Number 4
- 2002 (Winter)
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1H 58M 23S
Alan MacDiarmid Nobel Lecture at Ewha University, South Korea
- Synthetic Metals: A Novel Role for Organic Polymers
- 2001-May-11
Alan MacDiarmid, Hideki Shirakawa, and Alan Heeger won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001 for their work on plastic polymers that can conduct electricity. This lecture, given by MacDiarmid at Ihwa Yŏja Taehakkyo…
- Creator Of Work Ihwa Yŏja Taehakkyo
- Subject MacDiarmid, Alan G., 1927-2007, Polymers, Nobel Prize winners, Conducting polymers, Organic conductors, Nanotechnology
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34M 55S
Chemical Heritage Foundation Nobel Centennial Symposium
- Oxygen, by Roald Hoffmann and Carl Djerassi
- 2000-Nov-09
A live theatrical performance of scenes from the play Oxygen, written by chemists Carl Djerassi and Roald Hoffmann. This early performance of the play was held at the Nobel Centennial Symposium at the Chemical Heritage…
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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 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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5M 12S
Heritage Day 2004 introductory video
- 2004-Jun-17
This video was produced for Heritage Day 2004, an annual celebration of innovators and leaders in the field of molecular chemistry held by the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute). Shown as…
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Metamerism Samples
- Decade starting 2000
Three small squares of gray fabric placed under different lighting conditions to demonstrate the phenomena of metamerism. From left to right, the fabric samples are placed under commercial fluorescent, daylight…
- Manufacturer Black Swan Textiles
- Subject Colors, Textile fabrics, Optical illusions, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers
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Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik Dye Tin
- After 1978 – before 2000
A black, aluminum dye box with a pry-off lid decorated by green text and the Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik insignia.
- Creator Of Work Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik, Dye industry
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Oral history interview with George A. Olah
- 2000-Feb-03
George A. Olah begins the interview with a description of his family and childhood years in Budapest, Hungary. Olah first developed an interest in chemistry after taking a chemistry course at the Technical University of…
- Interviewee Olah, George A. (George Andrew), 1927-2017
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Traynham, James G.
- Subject University of Southern California, Dow Chemical Company, Chemists, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Chemists--Biography, Nobel Prize winners, Olah, George A. (George Andrew), 1927-2017, Emigration and immigration
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Tintex Neon Yellow Neon Fabric Dye
- After 1970 – before 2000
Black cardboard box with a bright yellow design containing neon fabric dye. Dye instructions are printed in white on the back of the box. The powdered dye is contained in a paper packet. Dye instructions are also…
- Creator Of Work Kiwi Brands, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic
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Battery Demonstration Unit
- Circa 2000
A battery demonstration unit constructed by Alan MacDiarmid (1927-2007), winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery and development of conductive polymers." MacDiarmid, Hideki Shirakawa (1936-), and…
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Oral history interview with Andrew S. Grove
- 2004-Jul-14 (First session)
- 2004-Sep-01 (Second session)
Andrew S. Grove begins the first interview session with a description of his undergraduate life at the City College of New York, where exposure to influential professors shaped his professional outlook and personal…
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Oral history interview with Rudolph Pariser
- 2005-Oct-28
Rudolph Pariser's life has been significantly shaped by the historical events of the 20th century, from being born in China since his mother found refuge there during Russian Revolution while his father escaped from his…
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Oral history interview with Morris Tanenbaum
- 2004-May-03
- 2004-Jul-26
Morris Tanenbaum grew up in Huntington, West Virginia, one of three children. His Jewish parents had come from Russia and Poland by way of Buenos Aires, Argentina; they owned a delicatessen, in which Morris worked after…
- Interviewee Tanenbaum, Morris, 1928-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Subject Tanenbaum, Morris, 1928-, AT & T Bell Laboratories, Chemists, Electronic industries, Silicon, Semiconductors, Materials science, Metallurgy, Executives
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40M 39S
Moore's Law at 40: Part 6
- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Moore's law, Technology, Computers, Semiconductors, Electronic industries
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1H 5M 49S
Moore's Law at 40: Part 5
- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Computers, Manufacturing industries, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Technology, Semiconductors, Moore's law
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1H 6M 11S
Moore's Law at 40: Part 4
- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Computers, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Technology, Electronic industries, Mead, Carver, Intel Corporation, Moore's law
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Oral history interview with Jacques Tocatlian
- 2000-Jun-22
Jacques Tocatlian has always had an international take on learning and acquiring information. He was born in Egypt, where he attended a French secondary school. From there, Tocatlian moved on to study industrial…
- Interviewee Tocatlian, Jacques, 1929-2019
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Sponsor Eugene Garfield Foundation
- Subject Tocatlian, Jacques, 1929-2019, Chemical literature, Information science, Communication in science, Unesco, UNISIST (Program), Chemical engineers, Information storage and retrieval systems, Emigration and immigration
