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Oral history interview with Mark D. Fleming
- 2007-Oct-01 – 2007-Oct-03
Mark D. Fleming begins the interview discussing his childhood, which was dominated by his father's job at IBM [International Business Machines]. Fleming moved to various communities in the Eastern United States, where…
- Interviewee Fleming, Mark D., 1965-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Fleming, Mark D., 1965-, Pathology, Pathology--Research, Children's Hospital (Boston, Mass.), Harvard School of Public Health, University of Oxford, Pathologists
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Oral history interview with Eugene J. Flath
- 2007-Feb-28
Eugene J. Flath was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin but moved to Rockford, Illinois, at age eight. He often went to work with his father, who was an electrical engineer, but who worked for a while on the coal dock in Green…
- Interviewee Flath, Eugene J., 1937-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Chʻoe, Hyŏng-sŏp
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Flath, Eugene J., 1937-, FORTRAN (Computer program language), United States. Navy, United States. Navy. Seabees, International Business Machines Corporation, Electrical engineering, Intel Corporation, Microprocessors--Design and construction, Fairchild (Firm), Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with Z. Hong Zhou
- 2006-May-16 – 2006-May-18
Z. Hong Zhou was born in Hunan Province in China the year before the Cultural Revolution, the eldest of three siblings. His father was a factory worker who was home only one day a week; his mother a housewife who cared…
- Interviewee Zhou, Z. Hong, 1965-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Computational biology, Zhou, Z. Hong, 1965-, Microbiologists, Microbiology--Research, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Biochemistry--Research, Viruses--Research
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Oral history interview with Dennis A. Carson
- 2006-Mar-12
Dennis A. Carson begins the interview with a discussion about growing up in the Atomic Age, moving between the boroughs of New York City. After showing an early interest in chemistry, Carson attended Stuyvesant High…
- Interviewee Carson, Dennis A., 1936, Everson, Ted
- Subject National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Radioactive tracers, Seegmiller, J. E., University of California, San Diego, Immune system, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, Leukemia, Hairy cell, Biotechnology industries, Cancer--Treatment--Research, Carson, Dennis A., 1936-, Microbiologists, Biochemists
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Oral history interview with Michael J. Berry II
- 2007-Dec-04 – 2007-Dec-05
Michael J. Berry II begins his oral history discussing his childhood, which was heavily influenced by the chemistry careers of both his parents and involved several moves from California to Wisconsin, New Jersey, and…
- Interviewee Berry, Michael J., II, 1967-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Berry, Michael J., II, 1967-, Meister, Markus, Princeton University, Neurosciences--Research, Retina--Research, Molecular biology--Study and teaching
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Oral history interview with Craig R. Barrett
- 2005-Dec-14
- 2006-Mar-23
Craig R. Barrett begins the interview by describing his family background and the origins of the "Barrett" last name. Influenced by his biological father, Barrett gravitated towards the outdoors and had to choose…
- Interviewee Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Grove, Andrew S., Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Intel Corporation, Fairchild (Firm), Microelectronics industry--Employees, Materials science, Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
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Oral history interview with John D. Altman
- 2006-Jan-30 – 2006-Jan-31
- 2006-Feb-01
John D. Altman was born and raised in Birmingham, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. He and his sister, two years younger, attended public schools, where, without parental prodding (or so he remembers), both were good…
- Interviewee Altman, John D., 1962-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Emory University, Immunologists, Vaccines -- Research, HIV (Viruses)--Research, Altman, John D., 1962-, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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Oral history interview with William H. Davidow
- 2007-May-08
William H. Davidow begins the interview by describing his early interest in science and technology. After a five-year program and obtaining his MS in electrical engineering at Dartmouth College, Davidow decided to…
- Interviewee Davidow, William H., 1935-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Intel Corporation, Electrical engineers, High technology--Marketing, Microelectronics industry, Electronic industries, Davidow, William H., 1935-
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Oral history interview with Henri Termeer
- 2006-May-23 (First interview)
- 2006-Dec-07 (Second interview)
- 2007-Aug-02 (Third interview)
- 2008-Dec-18 (Fourth interview)
- 2011-Sep-30 (Fifth interview)
Henri Termeer begins his interview by discussing his parents’ histories, the influence of family, and his entrance into the business world. He describes how, as a boy, he began to develop leadership skills as early as…
- Interviewee Termeer, Henri A.
- Interviewer Everson, Ted, Dionisio, Jennifer, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Baxter International Inc., Termeer, Henri, 1946-2017, Executives, Genzyme Center (Cambridge, Mass.), Gaucher disease--Treatment, Gaucher disease, Biotechnology, Biotechnology industries, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Robert N. Naughten
- 2007-Jan-24
Robert N. Naughten grew up in rural California during the Great Depression. He attended Sequoia High School and met Gordon Moore partially through football and swimming. Moore and Naughten commuted from home to San Jose…
- Interviewee Naughten, Robert N.
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Naughten, Robert N., 1939, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
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Oral history interview with Fred W. McLafferty
- 2007-Jan-22 (First session)
- 2007-Jan-23 (Second session)
McLafferty discusses his upbringing as he continued his education in chemistry in an accelerated degree program at the University of Nebraska during World War II. Having enlisted in the war and after months of combat,…
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Oral history interview with William F. Little
- 2007-Jan-05
William F. Little discusses his early life in a small town and education, including his discovery of chemistry at Lenoir-Rhyne College, where he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics, biology, and chemistry, and…
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Oral history interview with R. Victor Jones
- 2006-Apr-18
R. Victor Jones matriculated into the University of California, Berkeley and entered the lab of Walter Knight, where he worked in the new field of nuclear magnetic resonance. He continued into graduate school at…
- Interviewee Jones, R. Victor, 1929-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Microelectronics industry, Shockley, William, 1910-1989, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electronic industries, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Jones, R. Victor, 1929-, Last, Jay T., Physicists--Biography, Physicists
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Oral history interview with Jean C. Jones
- 2006-Mar-08 (First session)
- 2006-Apr-05 (Second session)
- 2006-Jun-15 (Third session)
Jean C. Jones discusses how she began working at Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and her early interactions with Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce. Jones became full-time secretary for Fairchild and made the move to…
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Oral history interview with Ronald Duarte
- 2006-Jun-13
Ronald Duarte begins the interview by discussing his family history, and how the family came to settle in Pescadero, California. Duarte and Gordon E. Moore grew up together in Pescadero, until Moore and his family moved…
- Interviewee Duarte, Ronald, 1930-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Duarte, Ronald, 1930-, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Semiconductor industry, Intel Corporation
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Oral history interview with Allen G. Debus
- 2007-Mar-29
Allen G. Debus grew up in Evanston, a suburb to the north of Chicago, where he attended public schools. He earned a BS in chemistry, with almost enough credits for a second major in history. After working at Abbott…
- Interviewee Debus, Allen G.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Historians of science, Chemistry, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, Science--Historiography, Debus, Allen G.
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Oral history interview with Julius Blank
- 2006-Mar-20
Julius Blank begins the interview with a look at his childhood and early education. He graduated high school at the age of fifteen and began taking classes at the City College of New York while working various jobs.…
- Interviewee Blank, Julius
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Fairchild (Firm), Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Integrated circuits--Very large scale integration, Mechanical engineers, Microelectronics industry, Shockley, William, 1910-1989, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electronic industries, Blank, Julius, Semiconductor industry, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Crystal growth
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LifeStraw personal water filter
- 2007
Plastic tube with purple flip cap. Hollow fibers inside tube filters contaminants from water. Purple string attached to one end of tube.
LifeStraw is a personal and mobile water purification tool developed as a…
- Manufacturer Vestergaard Frandsen
- Subject Water--Purification, Water filters
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Distillation still
- Before 2007
Distillation is a method of separating chemical substances based on differences in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture. A distilled beverage is a liquid meant for consumption containing ethyl alcohol…
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Distillation
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Bayer Orange Flavoured Children's Chewable Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
- 1988
Small glass Bayer orange flavoured children's chewable aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Bayer Flavoured Children's Size Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
Small glass Bayer flavoured children's size aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size, containing pink tablets.
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Bottle for Norvir Antiviral Medication
- 1996 – 2009
Square plastic pill bottle with safety cap. Medicine bottle is empty.
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Bottle for Combivir Antiviral Medication
- 1997 – 2011
Small cylindrical plastic white bottle with safety cap used for holding pills. Medicine bottle is empty.
- Manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline
- Subject HIV (Viruses)--Treatment, HIV infections--Treatment, Antiviral agents, AZT (Drug), Drugs, Medicine bottles, GlaxoSmithKline
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Plastic Bayer Aspirin Bottle, 50 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
- 2008
Plastic Bayer aspirin bottle, 50 tablet size, contains tablets.
- Contributor Bayer Company, Inc.
- Manufacturer Bayer HealthCare LLC
- Subject Bayer HealthCare LLC, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Aspirin, Bayer AG
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Bayer Aspirin Tin, 12 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
Small, shallow, rectangular tin box containing medicine pills. Label on front of tin has yellow background with "12 Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin (5 grs. each)" in white text on brown background. Tin pillbox contains…
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin