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Beckman Model LS 6000IC Liquid Scintillation Counter
- 1989 – 1998
Beckman introduced the LS-6000 series in 1989.
Liquid scintillation counters measure the radioactivity of a sample by mixing the sample with a solvent containing a scintillator, which will emit photons in the presence…
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Beckman LS 6000SE Liquid Scintillation Counter
- 1989 – 1998
Beckman introduced the LS-6000 series in 1989.
Liquid scintillation counters measure the radioactivity of a sample by mixing the sample with a solvent containing a scintillator, which will emit photons in the presence…
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Unidentified employee of the Institute for Scientific Information at work
- After 1986 – before 1996
A black and white photographic view depicting a female employee at the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in Philadelphia. The ISI was an academic publishing service, founded by Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) in…
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Oral history interview with Margaret C. Kielian
- 1994-Jun-20
- 1994-Jun-23
- 1994-Jun-30
- 1996-Nov-14
Margaret C. Kielian grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, the third of four children. Her father was an accountant with the Army Corps of Engineers; her mother was a homemaker. She became interested in science at an early age.…
- Interviewee Kielian, Margaret C., 1952-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D., Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kielian, Margaret C., 1952-, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Women molecular biologists, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Helsingin yliopisto, Semliki Forest virus, Endocytosis, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cytology, Proteins--Structure
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Oral history interview with Boris Magasanik
- 1993 – 1995 (In three sessions)
Boris Magasanik begins the interview with a description of his childhood years in Vienna, Austria. Shortly after graduating from the Gymnasium in 1937, Magasanik immigrated to the United States to live with his sister…
- Interviewee Magasanik, Boris, 1919-2013
- Interviewer Schlesinger, Sondra
- Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biochemists, Magazanik, Boris, 1919-2013, Harvard Medical School, Columbia University
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German postage stamp commemorating Fritz Haber
- After 1950 – before 1995
Stamp depicts profile of Fritz Haber who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for developing a process to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen gas, which allowed for the large-scale synthesis of…
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2 items
Oral history interview with David Baltimore
- 1994-Feb-07
- 1995-Apr-13
- 1995-Apr-29
David Baltimore begins the series of interviews describing his interest in biology as a high-school student and throughout his college years at Swarthmore. During college, he spent a summer at Cold Spring Harbor where…
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3 items
Wallace Coulter and Joseph Coulter, Jr.
- Undated
- 1993
- 1994
The photographs depict Wallace and Joseph Coulter, Jr. One group photo includes Sue Van, a Coulter Corporation executive and later President and CEO of the Wallace Coulter Foundation, and Don Grantham.
Wallace and…
- Subject Art objects, Bicycles, Executives, Portraits, Group
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16 items
Society News, Winter 1994
- 1994
Winter 1994 issue of the Society News, the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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12 items
Society News, Spring 1994
- 1994
Spring 1994 issue of the Society News, the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1994
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1994 lecture includes the…
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8 items
Oral history interview with Irving S. Shapiro
- 1994-Dec-15
Irving Shapiro begins this interview by discussing his parents' backgrounds and the influence of his father's interest in law and accounting. Next Shapiro examines his own early intellectual strengths and proclivities…
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8 items
Oral history interview with Richard E. Heckert
- 1994-Dec-13
The interview begins with Richard E. Heckert discussing his family background and childhood as the son of a Miami University of Ohio professor of education. Throughout the interview, he refers to his brother Winfield, a…
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6 items
Oral history interview with James D. Idol
- 1994-Dec-08
James D. Idol begins his interview with a description of his childhood in Harrisonville, Missouri. His interest in chemistry was encouraged by neighbors and by friends. He attended William Jewell College in Liberty,…
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Oral history interview with Bradley B. Olwin
- 1994-Nov-30
- 1994-Dec-01 – 1994-Dec-03
Bradley B. Olwin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, but his family moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico, when Olwin was an infant. There his father was an engineer who worked on the Poseidon Missile warhead and on nuclear…
- Interviewee Olwin, Bradley B., 1957-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Olwin, Bradley B., 1957-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Pharmacology, Calmodulin, Cytology, Fibroblast growth factors
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6 items
Oral history interview with Harold Eugene Thayer
- 1994-Dec-01
The interview begins as Harold Eugene Thayer recalls his family background and growing up in Rochester, New York, during the early Depression. He remembers the strong influence of his mother and his decision to attend…
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Oral history interview with John E. Franz
- 1994-Nov-29
John E. Franz begins this interview by discussing his early life in Springfield, Illinois, during the Depression. He then describes his undergraduate work at the University of Illinois and his contacts there with Roger…
- Interviewee Franz, John E., 1929-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Franz, John E., 1929-, Physical organic chemistry, Organic compounds--Synthesis, Monsanto Company, Chemical industry, Herbicides, Glyphosate, Environmental policy
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4 items
Oral history interview with Thomas W. Mastin
- 1994-Nov-14
Thomas Mastin begins this interview by discussing his childhood in Indiana and the untimely death of his father. He then explains the origins of his interest in chemistry, his early career at Lubrizol, and his…
- Interviewee Mastin, Thomas William, 1913-1998
- Manufacturer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Mastin, Thomas William, 1913-1998, Lubrizol Corporation, Chemists, Chemists--Biography
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7 items
Oral history interview with Herbert C. Brown
- 1994-Nov-11
Herbert C. Brown studied at Crane Junior College, where he became fascinated by chemistry and its history; when Crane closed down, Brown was among the students invited to work in Nicholas D. Cheronis' Synthetical…
- Interviewee Brown, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1912-2004
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject University of Chicago, World War (1939-1945), United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Wayne State University, Purdue University, Emigration and immigration, Nobel Prize winners
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Oral history interview with Worley H. Clark, Jr.
- 1994-Nov-08
W. H. Clark begins this interview by reviewing his growing-up years in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and his early interest in journalism. He continues with his subsequent decision to major in industrial engineering at North…
- Interviewee Clark, Jr., Worley H., 1932-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Clark, Jr., Worley H., 1932-, Nalco Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Chemical engineering, Standard Oil Company (Ohio), Industrial engineers
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8 items
Oral history interview with Vladimir Haensel
- 1994-Nov-02
Vladimir Haensel begins this interview by discussing his family life. Haensel, though born in Germany, spent parts of his childhood in Russia, Austria, and Germany. He attended a German gymnasium, where he had only a…
- Interviewee Haensel, Vladimir, 1914-2002
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Heterogeneous catalysis, Perkin Medal, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Catalysts, Haensel, Vladimir, 1914-2002, Chemical engineers, Ipatieff, Vladimir N. (Vladimir Nikolaevich), 1867-1952, Universal Oil Products Company, Platinum catalysts, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Ralph C. Budd
- 1994-Oct-16 – 1994-Oct-18
Ralph C. Budd grew up in Middletown, New York, in a close and happy family that included his parents and an older brother. He attended public schools, where he had good teachers who fostered his early interest and…
- Interviewee Budd, Ralph C., 1951-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Budd, Ralph C. 1951-, Rheumatology, T cells, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Stanford University, Immunology, Genentech, Inc., University of Vermont, Autoimmune diseases--Treatment, Medical scientists, Rheumatologists
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Oral history interview with Kai Zinn
- 1994-Sep-14
- 1994-Sep-21
- 1994-Sep-27
- 1994-Oct-04
Kai Zinn was born in Berkeley, California, but grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico. His father, now retired, was a chemist working on weapons research; his mother, who came to the United States from Germany after World…
- Interviewee Zinn, Kai, 1955-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Zinn, Kai, 1955-, Molecular biologists, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Genetics--Research, Molecular biology--Research
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Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Dr. W. A. Clemens, August 1994
- 1994-Aug-09
Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) to William A. Clemens, Jr. (1932-2020), August 9, 1994. Lester thanks Clemens for informing him that he was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences.
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Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from W. A. Clemens, August 5, 1994
- 1994-Aug-05
Letter from William A. Clemens, Jr. (1932-2020) to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) informing Lester that he has been elected a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences.