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Appointment letter granting a professorship to Georg Bredig
- 1910-Feb-04
A deed granting Georg Bredig (1868-1944) a position as professor and head of laboratories of physical chemistry and electrochemistry at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich). The ten-year…
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Cover of Die Radioaktivität
- 1911
- Author Curie, Marie, 1867-1934
- Subject Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Periodicals
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Newspaper article about Fritz Haber
- After 1868 – before 1934
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Article about Peter Debye
- Circa 1911
Peter Debye (1884-1966) was a Dutch physicist and physical chemist who is recognized for his pioneering work in dipole movements, x-rays, and light scattering. Debye won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1936.
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Georg Bredig recieves the 1914 Solvay Prize
- 1914-May-02
Clipping of an article from the Karlsruher Tagblatt, a German daily newspaper that ran from 1843 to 1937.
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Der Mensch reißt den Blitz vom Himmel: 10 Millionen Volt für Atomzertrümmerung
- Pulling Lightning from the Sky: 10 Million Volts for Atomic Destruction
- After 1892 – before 1945
Clipping from the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung, a German weekly illustrated magazine published in Berlin from 1892 to 1945. Berliner was the first mass-market German magazine and pioneered the format of the illustrated…
- Publisher Ullstein GmbH
- Subject German newspapers, Newspapers, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
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Seascape by Wilhelm Ostwald in Tenerife, Spain
- 1913
1913 painting by Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) depicting a seascape in Tenerife, Spain. The painting was a gift to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in 1933 from Ostwald's wife, Helene (1854-1946), in remembrance of Ostwald after…
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Mortar and Pestles
- After 1868 – before 1944
Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine…
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Manual drafting set
- After 1868 – before 1944
Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) drafting set. The tools are held in a rectangular case, lined with dark blue velvet.
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Postcard of the Würzburg Residence
- 1910
Postcard of the front view of the Würzburg Residence sent to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Residenz zu Würzburg, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Folders belonging to Georg Bredig
- 1901 – 1939
Two paper Leitz brand folders with handwritten annotations by Georg Bredig (1868-1944)
- Contributor Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Office equipment and supplies
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Lablache Face Powder
- 1910s
An empty circular white cardboard box with gold rims that held a face powder. The paper label is decorated with a winged cherub holding aloft a Lablache Face Powder banner with the words "a harmless toilet powder"…
- Manufacturer Ben Levy Co.
- Subject Cosmetics, Cosmetics industry, Powder boxes (Cosmetics containers), Powders, Packaging
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Letter from Paul Walden to Georg Bredig, October 1912
- 1912-Oct-27 – 1912-Nov-09
Letter from Paul Walden (1863-1957) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Walden thanks Bredig for a previous letter and reminisces about working together and their previous mentors.
Walden was a chemist, who is most known for…
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Chemistry of Common Things
- Circa 1914
A chemistry textbook intended for secondary students who are limited to a single course in chemistry; the work introduces the practical application of chemistry principles for use in daily life. The text covers a wide…
- Author Brownlee, Raymond B. (Raymond Bedell), 1877-1954, Fuller, Robert W. (Robert Warren), 1871-1953, Hancock, William J., Whitsit, Jesse E. (Jesse Elon), 1874-
- Publisher Allyn and Bacon
- Printer J.S. Cushing & Co.
- Subject Chemistry, Chemistry, Technical, Agronomy, Home economics, Mines and mineral resources, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching, Dyes and dyeing, Electrochemistry, Chemical industry
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No. 4 Inverted Mantle with No. 8 Magnesia Ring
- 1890 – 1930
Unused Welsbach No. 4 Inverted Mantle and No. 8 Magnesia Ring in its original cardboard box from Lindsay Light and Chemical Company.
The Welsbach gas mantle is a device made of fibers impregnated with oxides of cerium…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Contributor Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929
- Subject Lighting--Equipment and supplies, Incandescent lamps, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting, Rare earth industry, Welsbach Gas Light Company, Rare earths
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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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Section of Pipe Track, Kinlochleven
- 1910-May-29
Postcard of the pipe track in Kinlochleven, Scotland. The pipe track was created to create power for aluminum manufacturing by the British Aluminium Company. The author, Kenneth H. Bailey wishes George Cyril Bailey…
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Pipe track in Kinlochleven, Scotland
- 1910
Postcard of the pipe track in Kinlochleven, Scotland sent to George Cyril Bailey (1890-1972). The pipe track was created to create power for aluminum manufacturing by the British Aluminium Company. The author writes…
- Addressee Bailey, George Cyril, 1890-1972
- Author Bailey, Kenneth H.
- Subject Water-power, British Aluminium Company, Aqueducts, Bailey, George Cyril, 1890-1972
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Postcard from Kinlochleven, Scotland
- 1910
Postcard sent to George Cyril Bailey (1890-1972) in Manchester from his brother Kenneth H. Bailey. The front of the postcard features a canteen in Kinlochleven, Scotland. Kenneth writes about the weather and someone…
- Addressee Bailey, George Cyril, 1890-1972
- Author Bailey, Kenneth H.
- Subject Scotland--Lochaber, Recreation centers, Bailey, George Cyril, 1890-1972
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Postcard to Georg Bredig from Georg Lunge, February 1910
- 1910-Feb-05
Postcard sent from Georg Lunge (1839-1923) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Lunge was a German chemist and professor at the University of Zurich.
Lunge's original contributions cover a very wide field, dealing both with…
- Author Lunge, Georg, 1839-1923
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Lunge, Georg, 1839-1923
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Postcard from Knoevenagel to Georg Bredig
- 1913-Sep-03
Postcard sent from "Knoevenagel" to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features a photograph of a man riding a horse in a field.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Photographer Landes, Richard
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Landscapes, Horsemanship
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Photograph of a couple with a dog
- 1914-Aug-06
Postcard sent from a former student of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) announcing his marriage. The postcard features a photograph of the newlyweds posing outside with a black dog.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Married people, Dogs
