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Dyestuffs, Volume 25 Number 5
- 1924-May
Fifth issue from the twenty-fifth volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
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Dyestuffs, Volume 25 Number 3
- 1924-Mar
Third issue from the twenty-fifth volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
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Beckman H2 Electrode Cell Assembly mounted in Thermomatic Constant Temperature Block
- 1960s
The Thermomatic was used in cases where sample temperature was important, such as in the measurement of blood pH.
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Dick Adams using apparatus to determine the hygroscopicity of fertilizer materials
- Circa 1928
General view of Dick Adams using an apparatus to determine the hygroscopicity of fertilizer materials and mixtures at the the Arlington Experimental Farm in Arlington, Virginia. Established by an act of Congress in…
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Emptying slag ladle on No. 2 experimental blast furnace
- 1932-Oct-12
General view of a worker emptying the slag ladle on the No. 2 experimental blast furnace on a burden (a load, especially a heavy one) of phosphate at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research…
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Dr. Burk and Mr. Lineweaver with microapparatus for studying bacterial nitrogen fixation
- 1930-Jan-08
General view of the microapparatus and assorted laboratory equipment used to study bacterial nitrogen fixation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C.…
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Apparatus used to grow plants at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- Circa 1927-Jul-26
General view of an apparatus used to grow plants under sterile conditions 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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Hydraulic pump at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1930-Jan-08
General view of the hydraulic pump used to perform steel corrosion tests 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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Ultrasonic oscillator with soil suspension
- 1930-Jan-08
Close-up view of an ultrasonic oscillator with a soil suspension and view of the driving transformer and oil bath containing piezoelectric quartz crystal. This oscillator was used at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's…
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Mr. Liddel with infrared spectrograph at Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1930-Jan-08
View of the front of an infrared spectrograph used at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. Visible components of the spectrograph include the mercury arc…
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Dr. D.C. Bardwell using an apparatus for experimenting with radon
- 1926-Apr
General view of Dr. D.C. Bardwell using an apparatus to experiment with the chemical effects of radon at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C.
The Fixed…
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Dr. C.H. Kunsman with positive ion emitting device
- 1926-Apr
Two views of device used to study positive ions, presumably in the activation of nitrogen gas and hydrogen, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. The…
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Travis P. Hignett and Mr. Royster reading temperature inside experimental blast furnace
- 1930-Mar-21
General view of Travis P. Hignett (left) and Mr. Royster (right) reading the temperature inside the experimental blast furnace at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in…
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Travis P. Hignett with experimental blast furnace at Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1930-Mar-21
General view of Travis P. Hignett demonstrating use of the blowing engines for the experimental blast furnace at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. A…
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Dr. J.G. Thompson with ammonia catalyst fusion pot
- 1926-Apr
General view of Dr. J.G. Thompson demonstrating use of an ammonia catalyst fusion pot at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research…
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Apparatus used for reaction of active nitrogen
- Circa 1928
General view of apparatus used at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory for the reaction of active nitrogen with carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and oxygen and hydrogen gas.
The Fixed…
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E.J. Fox with towers used for absorption of nitric oxides
- 1928-Aug-21
General view of E.J. Fox demonstrating use of towers to facilitate the absorption of nitric oxides by phosphate rock at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C.…
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Autoclave and still at Urea Plant
- 1930-Jan-08
General view of an autoclave and still at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory's Urea Plant. Urea is a water-soluble powder form of carbonic acid frequently used as a fertilizer and feed supplement.
The Fixed…
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V.L. Gaddy with constant-temperature bath at Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- Circa 1927
General view of V.L. Gaddy demonstrating an apparatus used to create a constant-temperature bath to determine the equilibrium of Urea, a water-soluble powder form of carbonic acid frequently used as a fertilizer and…
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Oral history interview with Leo Brewer
- 1992-Apr-03
…Leo Brewer became interested in chemistry through the influence of a high-school chemistry teacher in Los Angeles …teachers have a strong influence on you? BREWER: Well, there was a chemistry teacher who convinced me that chemistry was interesting. I decided …value of bonding energies, physical chemistry, and understanding what happened in organic chemistry. I realized…
- Interviewee Brewer, Leo, 1919-2005
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Thermochemistry, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Plutonium, Thermodynamics, High temperature chemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley. College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley. Department of Chemistry, Chemists--Biography, Actinide elements, Brewer, Leo, 1919-2005, Manhattan Project (U.S.)
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Oral history interview with Koji Nakanishi
- 1985-Feb-15
…to work in Europe went to work in a natural products chemistry lab. I think most of the organic chemistry which was flourishing … …American Chemical Society. Chemical Abstracts Service; Chemistry; Chemistry and pharmacology of natural products; Chemistry, Organic…
- Interviewee Nakanishi, Kōji, 1925-2019
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Nakanishi, Kōji, 1925-2019, Columbia University, Infrared spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance, Circular dichroism, Chemistry, Organic, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Tōhoku Daigaku, Tōkyō Kyōiku Daigaku, Nagoya Daigaku, Natural products--Research, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Douglas J. Foskett
- 2000-Jul-03
…electrical engineering at King’s and a very powerful, valuable professor of chemistry from University College [of London, UCL]. By giving them the chairmen …literature because of the potential avenue of computing coming in through chemistry? Were there discussions on computerization and the development of …and had a good exchange of views. RAYWARD: Did Vickery have a chemistry background? FOSKETT: Yes. He had been in industrial chemistry…
- Interviewee Foskett, D. J.
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Subject Foskett, D. J., Ranganathan, S. R. (Shiyali Ramamrita), 1892-1972, Information storage and retrieval systems--Chemistry, Librarians--Biography, Metal Box Company, University of London, Librarians--Interviews, Chemistry--Abstracting and indexing, Classification Research Group, Chemistry--Nomenclature, International Study Conference on Classification Research
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Portrait of Yukichi Osaka
- Circa 1899
…In 1902, he returned to Japan. In 1903, Osaka published Physical Chemistry which was the first textbook on physical chemistry in Japan. This textbook was used in grade schools to teach children chemistry. Osaka believed that his book was one of the first in the world to emphasize physical chemistry in teaching chemistry in grade schools. …
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1901
- 1901-Jul-12
…) on his new position as the first associate professor of physical chemistry at the University of Heidelberg. Arrhenius continues to describe …
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R.J. Connor photographing the spectrum of active nitrogen
- 1926-Apr
… Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. In chemistry, "spectrum" commonly refers to the characteristic wavelengths of …