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Portrait of Eugene Garfield holding "Essays of an Information Scientist"
- Circa 1977
A black and white photograph showing Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) posing with his book, Essays of an Information Scientist: 1962-1973 (Philadelphia, 1977). Garfield wrote more than 1,500 essays throughout his career…
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Institute for Scientific Information Chestnut Street office entrance
- After 1971 – before 1975
A black and white photograph depicting the fifth-floor entrance to the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Chestnut Street office. The ISI was an academic publishing service, founded by Eugene Garfield…
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Institute for Scientific Information exterior view
- 1979-Jun-10
Color photograph depicting the entrance to the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). The ISI was an academic publishing service, founded by Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) in Philadelphia in 1956. ISI offered…
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Groundbreaking ceremony for the Institute of Scientific Information international headquarters
- 1978
Black and white photograph depicting a speaker and panel at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) International Headquarters Building. The ISI was an academic publishing service,…
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Groundbreaking ceremony for the Institute of Scientific Information International Headquarters
- 1978
Black and white photograph depicting Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) preparing to speak at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) International Headquarters Building. Garfield stands…
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Portrait of Eugene Garfield
- After 1940 – before 1963
Black and white photograph of Eugene Garfield (1925-2017), a prominent American information scientist and pioneer in the field of scientometrics. He was the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), a…
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Portrait of Eugene Garfield
- After 1960 – before 1975
Black and white photograph of Eugene Garfield (1925-2017), a prominent American information scientist and pioneer in the field of scientometrics. He was the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), a…
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Unidentified man with instrument
- After 1949 – before 1976
A black and white photograph of an unidentified man standing next to an IBM 407 Accounting Machine. Introduced in 1949, the IBM 407 was one of a long line of IBM tabulating machines. The 407 read punched cards, totaled…
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43m 34s
Putting Scientific Information to Work
- 1967
This promotional film is one of several made to advertise the new citation indexing service offered by the Institute for Scientific Information. The ISI was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1960 by Eugene…
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21m 22s
Putting Scientific Information to Work
- 1973
This promotional film for the Institute for Scientific Information is one of several produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The ISI was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1960 by Eugene Garfield, a prominent…
- Producer Cine Vision Enterprises
- Creator Of Work Institute for Scientific Information
- Subject Research, Scholarly publishing, Bibliographical citations, Databases, Citation indexes, Institute for Scientific Information
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16m 30s
Baseline: The Chemist
- 1977
This film from the American Chemical Society showcases the skills of the chemist with artful shots of chemical reactions, laboratory procedures, and instruments, and free verse, first-person narration connecting the…
- Creator Of Work American Chemical Society
- Producer Screen Presentations, Inc.
- Subject Chemistry, Chemists, Women chemists, American Chemical Society, Chemical laboratories
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12m 17s
The Robot Chemist
- Circa 1967
This video is a sales presentation for "The Robot Chemist," an automated laboratory system manufactured by Warner-Chilcott Laboratories Instruments Division. This system mixes, measures, and tests chemical agents using…
- Creator Of Work Warner/Chilcott (Firm). Instruments Division
- Producer Aegis Productions
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Robots
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8 items
Mass Spectrometer
- 1972
Components of a mass spectrometer as designed by Alfred Otto Carl Nier (1911-1994). Mass spectrometers are analytical instruments used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of one or more molecules in a sample. The…
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2 items
Skein Dyed Yarn
- 1928 – 1968
Four skeins of yarn, connected in bundles of two. Each has been skein dyed with General Aniline & Film Corporation dye, 1% Acid Alizarine Brown RRL-CF and 1% Supralan Grey BRLS-CF. There is a paper label attached to…
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2 items
Big Mama Legsavers Pantyhose
- 1970s
One pair of beige-toned, "Irregular" size stockings. The pink packaging features an image of three smiling women posed wearing only stockings. The stockings are described on the packaging front as "large…
- Creator Of Work Sheffield Industries, Inc.
- Subject Nylon, Spandex, Hosiery, Clothing trade, Textile fibers, Synthetic, Plus-size women's clothing
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2 items
Sugar & Spice Pantyhose
- 1970s
A pair of "Jet Brown" colored "Queen Size" pantyhose, or stockings, in original packaging made by the brand Sugar & Spice. "Queen Size" corresponds with size 2X. An image on the packaging depicts a woman dressed in…
- Manufacturer Sugar & Spice
- Subject Nylon, Hosiery, Hosiery industry, Clothing Trade, Textile fibers, Synthetic
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Teletype
- 1960s
Teletype telecommunication device with a QWERTY keyboard, acoustic couplers, and small LED screen to display typed text electronically. The text is transmitted live, via a telephone line, to a compatible device, i.e.…
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5 items
Dairy Science Instruments
- After 1959 – before 1989
Pyrex 70% Gerber Bottle - A glass tube bottle with bulbous ends and a flattened midsection. The mid-section has measurements from 0 to 70 mL. One end is inscribed in red "Cheese".
Used Gerber Bottle 8% - A glass tube…
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2 items
Prosthetic arm with hook
- 1900s
A hollow, fiberglass prosthetic arm with attached pincher hooks and a rubber grip. The left hook can be manipulated by the wearer by a lever mechanism. The hooks are not detachable and the elbow joint is missing from…
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Prosthetic arm with strings
- 1900s
A prosthetic arm and detachable hand with wrist and mechanisms that allow the joints to be manually rotated and locked into place. The hand has a wide, hinged, non-jointed thumb with a large surface and a curved pointer…
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8 items
Standing Wheelchair Model
- 1900s
A wooden model of a standing wheelchair with a figure. The model is constructed of three pieces: two sides of the wheelchair, and one figure. The model was built by Morris A. Robbins, M.D. (1916-2004), an orthopedic…
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3 items
"neo-mull-soy" Baby Formula Product Can
- 1974 – 1979
A cylindrical, 14 OZ., aluminum can with six small holes in its lid. A light yellow-colored printed paper label covers the can. The label includes an illustration of the trademarked neo-mull-soy mascot, the Davee Duck.…
- Manufacturer Syntex Laboratories
- Subject Syntex Laboratories, Dairy products, Soymilk, Milk-free diet, Baby foods, Infant formulas, Alkalosis
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10 items
Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium Data at Normal Pressures
- 1966
Photocopies of a selection of pages from a 1966 publication containing direct experimental data on vapor-liquid equilibrium in separation systems. The copies include datasets published in 1927 by Georg Bredig…
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2 items
Höhere Mathematik als Hilfswissenschaft für die Technik
- Higher Mathematics as an Auxiliary Science for Technology
- 1960s
- Publisher Demmig, R. (Richard), 1880-
- Subject Mathematics, Publishers and publishing, Tables, Science publishing
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24 items
Georg Bredig: In Memoriam
- Chemische Berichte, Volume 95, No. 11
- 1962-Nov-01
Georg Bredig was a German physical chemist known for his work with catalysts, reaction kinetics, and electrochemistry. In 1898 he created Bredig's Arc method, which became the preferred chemical method for preparing…
- Author Kuhn, Werner, 1899-1963
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Obituaries, Kuhn, Werner, 1899-1963