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Oral history interview with Sidney Edelstein
- 1987-Aug-31 (First session)
- 1988-Feb-24 (Second session)
In this interview Sidney Edelstein begins with his family life in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and includes his early education and experiences at the Baylor School in Chattanooga. He describes his undergraduate career at…
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Oral history interview with Mildred Cohn
- 1987-Dec-15 (First session)
- 1988-Jan-06 (Second session)
Mildred Cohn begins the interview by reflecting on her childhood, education, and family life, describing how she was prepared to enter college by age fourteen. She then discusses her undergraduate experience at Hunter…
- Interviewee Cohn, Mildred, 1913-2009
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Women biochemists, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981, University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine, Du Vigneaud, Vincent, 1901-1978, Biochemistry, Harvard Medical School, Cornell University, Women chemists, Cohn, Mildred, 1913-2009, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society of Biological Chemists, Women in science, Biochemists, George Washington University
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Woman using Beckman Microlab 620 MX Computing Infrared Spectrophotometer
- 1978 – 1987
The Microlab 600 computing infrared spectrophotometer debuted in 1978.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an…
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Unidentified man wielding syringe, with Beckman TL-100 Ultracentrifuge
- Circa 1987
A man flanked by dramatically-lit glassware uses a syringe, separated from a Beckman tabletop ultracentrifuge by opened blinds. This model was produced in 1978.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after…
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The Step-Pyramid Form of the Periodic Chart
- 1987
A 32 column version of the step-pyramid form of the periodic table designed by William Jensen for use in an advanced level inorganic chemistry course.
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Spinco Model L8-70M Ultracentrifuge
- 1978 – 1987
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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Spinco Model L8-50M/E Ultracentrifuge
- 1978 – 1987
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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Spinco L8-55M/P Ultracentrifuge
- 1978 – 1987
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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Spinco L8-55, L8-70M, and L8-80M Ultracentrifuges
- 1978 – 1987
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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Saran bubble at Dow Chemical Company
- 1987
General view of a saran bubble as it is extruded from a machine during the production of saran film at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. The individuals visible behind the bubble, likely taking a tour…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade
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Saran bubble at Dow Chemical Company
- 1987
Color photograph showing a saran bubble as it is extruded from a machine during the production of saran film at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. The individuals visible behind the bubble, likely…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade
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Preparative UV Scanner for Model L5-65 and Model L8-55 Ultracentrifuges
- 1978 – 1987
Beckman released its first L5 centrifuge in 1973 and the L8 in 1978.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or…
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Prentice Hall 1988 Formulas for Success
- 1987
A Periodic Table of the Elements used to advertise chemistry textbooks published by Prentice Hall for 1988.
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Portrait of Samuel P. Massie
- Circa 1987
Black and white portrait of Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005).
Massie was an African American chemist who researched the synthesis and development of therapeutic drugs, focusing on treating malaria, herpes, meningitis, and…
- Subject African American chemists, Portraits, Massie, Samuel, Chemists
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12m 51s
Perkin-Elmer corporate video
- 1987
This video was likely shown to new hires or at recruitment events for Perkin-Elmer in the late 1980s. The video highlights the accomplishments of the company, including its technology being used to fight air and water…
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Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1987
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 video of the 1987…
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National Congress of Black Faculty conference information
- 1987
National Congress of Black Faculty conference information, including objectives, themes, schedule, and registration forms.
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50M 13S
NASA: The First 25 Years
- NASA: The 25th Year
- 1987
This is an overview of NASA's history, beginning with its founding in 1958 and leading up to its 25th anniversary in 1988. This video contains footage of many important moments in NASA's history, including the first…
- Creator Of Work Goodtimes Home Video Corp.
- Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Project Mercury (U.S.), Project Gemini (U.S.), Project Apollo (U.S.), Skylab Program, Viking Mars Program (U.S.), Artificial satellites in telecommunication, Space flight, Voyager Project, Columbia (Spacecraft), Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
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Louisiana Gasification Technology Inc. facility
- Circa 1987
General view of a section of the Dow Chemical Company's Louisiana Gasification Technology Inc. (LGTI) facility located in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Opened in 1987, the LGTI facility was a coal-gasification plant that…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Synthesis gas, Coal gasification
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Bottle for Zidovudine Antiretroviral Medication
- After 1987
Small plastic cylindrical medicine bottle. Safety cap is missing. Medicine bottle is empty.
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Beckman R A Cart (RAC)
- 1987
Although otherwise unidentified, this item is very likely a metabolism analysis cart that measures oxygen and carbon dioxide respiration.
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Beckman Model L8-70 and Model L8-80 Ultracentrifuges
- 1978 – 1987
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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Beckman Compuset II for Spectral Identification on Microlab Series Spectrophotometer
- 1978 – 1987
The Microlab 600 computing infrared spectrophotometer debuted in 1978.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an…
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Oral history interview with Eugene Garfield
- 1987-Nov-16
Eugene Garfield begins this interview by recalling his youth in New York, his family background and early education. He describes his interest in the West, his first jobs in Colorado and California, and his brief…
- Interviewee Garfield, Eugene, 1925-2017
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Citation indexes, Science--Abstracting and indexing, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Chemistry--Notation, Information scientists, Information science, Institute for Scientific Information, Communication in science, Technology--Abstracting and indexing, Information scientists--Biography, Humanities--Abstracting and indexing, Garfield, Eugene