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Once Upon a Christmas Dreary in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1980-Dec-10
…annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison …Shakhashiri's voice, appearances by Bucky, the UW mascot, Santa Claus, and UW chemistry professors Fred Juergens and Vince Genna. This video was taken from…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 21, 1908
- 1908-Jul-21
…will gain more recognition. I introduced him to the study of physical chemistry and my own ideas, from which he has greatly benefited. However, when …rivalry between Arrhenius and Nernst and the politics in the field of chemistry. …
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Letters to a Painter on the Theory and Practice of Painting
- 1907
…colors a condition is produced very much like that which is called in chemistry the collocdal condition. This is something about halfway between …again scientific investigation can take a hand, and modern physical chemistry is perfectly able to handle the study of catalytic phenomena. …included in the curriculum. A shy beginning has been lately made in chemistry, in the interest of the technical side of painting.…
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Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Yuan T. Lee, April 18, 1989
- 1989-Aug-18
…Lee is a Taiwanese chemist who was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Dudley R. Herschbach (1932-) and John C. Polanyi (1929…
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Letter from Ernst Berl to Georg Bredig
- 1919-Jun-19
…Hobrechtstrasse 1 Prof. Dr. G. Bredig, Director of the Physical Chemistry Institute at the Technical University Karlsruhe – Baden Dear … an Austrian chemist and professor of technical and macromolecular chemistry. During World War One, he produced explosives and chemical weapons…
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 1910
- 1910-Feb-08
…THIS SIDE) Professor Dr. Georg Bredig Institute for Physical Chemistry University of Heidelberg …
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Letter from the Badische Company to Charles F. Chandler
- 1911-Aug-08
A representative from the Badische Company sends Charles F. Chandler (1836-1925) a sample of "Jelly Red" dye and a sample of candy colored with it. They have enclosed a copy of a letter from Coca-Cola bottlers and…
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Beckman Model E Ultracentrifuge Rotor
- 1950s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Max Bodenstein in a laboratory
- 1901
Black and white photograph of Max Bodenstein (1871-1942) in a laboratory at the University of Leipzig.
Bodenstein was a German physical chemist who is considered to be one of the founders of chemical kinetics. He was…
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Chemists at University of Leipzig, 1892
- 1892
Black and white photograph depicting a group of chemists posing with glassware in a laboratory at the University of Leipzig in 1892. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph identifies those pictured as "Dr.…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, February 24, 1937
- 1937-Feb-24
As his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), prepares to emigrate from Germany, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provides him with a list of potential professional references abroad, including American scientists and the French…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, July 29, 1936
- 1936-Jul-29
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) updates his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), on his life in Karlsruhe in the summer of 1936. Georg describes a recent visit from his colleague, Alwin Mittasch (1869-1953), and that he conversed with…
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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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Letter from Evan Pugh to James Curtis Booth
- 1851-Mar-02
Evan Pugh (1828-1864) wishes to study with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888). In shorthand, Pugh discusses some experiments in gaseous precipitation that he has carried out. Pugh became the first president of the…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, April 26, 1936
- 1936-Apr-26
Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) tells his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) of possible employment opportunities and professional updates. Max is concerned about publishing with his employer Hans Heinrich Franck…
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Problem... Solution Result... [April-July]
- Part of 1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
Advertisement for Parlon, the trade name for a chlorinated rubber product manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use on concrete as a base coat for paint. This advertisement appeared in the April 26,…
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Problem... Solution Result... [January]
- Part of 1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
Advertisement for Cellolyn 102, the trade name for a dibasic acid-modified pentaerythritol ester of rosin manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company, a lacquer used for protective furniture finishes. This…
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Frontispiece: Portrait of Raphael Meldola
- Part of Raphael Meldola
- 1916
Frontispiece portrait photographic reproduction of Rachael Meldola (1849-1915) who was a British chemist and entomologist.
Of Spanish and Portuguese Jewish descent, Meldola was the first president of the Maccabaeans,…
- Author Marchant, James, Sir, 1867-1956
- Publisher Williams & Norgate
- Photographer Elliott & Fry
- Subject Meldola, Raphael, 1849-1915, Chemists--Biography, Jewish scientists, Jews, Fraternal organizations, Naturalists, Astronomers, College teachers, Chemistry teachers, Portraits
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Mark Wolf at work in Dow Agricultural Research and Development Laboratory
- Circa 1952
General view of chemist Mark Wolf preparing a sample for analysis at the Dow Chemical Company's Agricultural Chemical Research and Development Laboratory facilities. Per an article in the August 1941 edition of the Dow…
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Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory personnel
- 1925-Nov-06
Group photograph of Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory personnel posed outside an unidentified facility. The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (F.N.R.L.) was established at American University in 1919 under the…
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Experimental blast furnace plant during Tennessee Valley Authority operation
- 1934-Apr-05
Assorted views of the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory's experimental blast furnace plant during a Tennessee Valley Authority (T.V.A.) operation.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (F.N.R.L.) was established at…
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Flushing No. 2 experimental blast furnace at night
- 1932-Oct-12
General view of the flushing of the No. 2 experimental blast furnace at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory…
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General view of No. 2 furnace and stock piles
- 1932-Jan-19
Two views of the No. 2 furnace and stock piles at a U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory plant. The stock piles likely contained a mix of raw material, including greensand, leucite, coke,…
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Pumps and coolers at Urea Plant
- 1930-Jan-08
Two views of the liquid ammonia and carbon dioxide pumps and coolers at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory's Urea Plant. In the production of fertilizer, liquid carbon dioxide and liquid ammonia are commonly…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibition display
- Circa 1926
Two views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's exhibition display at the Chemical Industries Exposition in New York. Highlighting the work of the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory, the display includes panels on…