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Oral history interview with Gilbert J. Stork
- 1991-Aug-06
…. In those days, general chemistry was extremely different from what it is today. General chemistry today is essentially physical chemistry, so far as I can see, and physical chemistry in the modern sense, … chemistry. The advance in organic chemistry has been absolutely spectacular …United States in 1939, and he decided to begin his graduate studies in chemistry at the University of Florida in 1940. There, Stork earned his B.S. in 1942, and in 1945, he received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Wisconsin. While earning his Ph.D. at Wisconsin…
- Interviewee Stork, Gilbert
- Interviewer Bohning, James J., Fine, Leonard W.
- Subject Stork, Gilbert, Chemists, Harvard University, Chemists--Biography, Columbia University, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Rudolph Pariser
- 2005-Oct-28
…they very quickly slate you into a major, or did you choose to study chemistry? PARISER: I chose to study chemistry. I got a deferment, at least … …Chemistry, Physical and theoretical; Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry; Employment…
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Oral history interview with Catherine Fenselau
- 2012-Apr-13 (First session)
- 2012-Apr-14 (Second session)
…Nebraska. Always interested in science, first archaeology and ultimately chemistry, she attended Bryn Mawr College. The chairman of the chemistry department …been 1920. GRAYSON: So that would have been a really very early chemistry set, yes. Well, obviously today’s chemistry sets are pretty…how would …, Harvard renamed its chemistry department, “Chemistry Applied to Biology.” So you know it was the…
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Postcard with French postal stamps commemorating the centenary of the birth of Marie Curie
- 1967
Cachet shows the Curie laboratory in Paris, and stamps depict Marie Curie with a bowl of radium.
- Artist Autier, Ph., Pheulpin, Jean
- Engraver Pheulpin, Jean
- Subject Women in science, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Women physicists, Women in physics, France, Women scientists, Chemists, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Women chemists, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in chemistry, Cachets (Philately), Physicists, Postage stamps, Postcards, Women physical scientists, Women Nobel Prize winners
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Ernest Arnold Congdon in laboratory
- Circa 1900
…General view of chemist Ernest Arnold Congdon (right) in the chemistry laboratory at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry …visible in the photograph. Congdon served as professor and director of chemistry at the Drexel Institute from 1892 to 1906. The laboratory technician…
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Oral history interview with Frank H. Westheimer
- 1979-Jan-04 (First session)
- 1979-Jan-05 (Second session)
…chemistry by the National Academy of Sciences. INTERVIEWEE …chemistry was a trap into which organic chemistry fell. When Emil Fischer dominated … chemistry. That was good chemistry, pioneering chemistry in the boron field…
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Letter from Linus Pauling to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1954-Nov-24
…Beckman's congratulations to Linus Pauling upon winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994
- Subject Awards, Nobel Prize winners
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ASTRA Analyzer pipettes
- Undated
…Used with the ASTRA analyzer system line, a multi-channel clinical chemistry analyzer produced by Beckman Instruments in the late 1970s.…
- Subject Pipettes, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Portrait of Herbert Freundlich (1880-1941)
- 1920s – circa
…joined the Technische Hochschule as the Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry and Inorganic Technology in 1911. In 1916, Freundlich joined Fritz Haber at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry to develop and assess the best methods of protection … became an associate director and chief of the division of colloid chemistry and applied physical chemistry at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. Following…
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to his mother, Ann Booth
- 1836-Sep-18
…resign his position as Assistant State Surveyor to devote his time to chemistry.…
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Addressee Booth, Ann, 1772-1855
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Booth, Ann, 1772-1855
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Beckman Astra-4 Automated Stat/Routine Analyzer
- Circa 1978
…continuous flow and discrete analyses of electrolytes and other "routine chemistries."…
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Oral history interview with James U. Bowie
- 1999-May-05
- 1999-May-14
- 1999-May-19
…that. How--? BOWIE: I can't say I really enjoyed carbohydrate chemistry, but I guess it was important to see what it was like at a research …Massachusetts, 11 Candida albicans, 10 Carleton College, 7, 8, 9, 10 Chemistry, 11, 23, 43 Biophysical Chemistry, 43 Carbohydrate Chemistry, 10 Physical Chemistry, 43 Clarke, Neil D., 13, 17, 19 College, 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 27, 50 …1989 Bowie accepted a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California at Los Angeles, …
- Interviewee Bowie, James Ulrich, 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Bowie, James Ulrich, 1959-, Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Crystallography, Eisenberg, David S., Cell membranes, Cells--Growth--Regulation
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Theodor Paul's personal calling card
- 1899-Dec-30
…Theodor Paul (1862-1928), a professor in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry. …
- Creator Of Work Paul, Theodor, 1862-1928
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Visiting cards, Chemists, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Oral history interview with William G. McMillan
- 1992-Mar-25
…expressed an early interest in science, eventually attaining a B.A. in chemistry at UCLA, a M.S. at Columbia, and later on a Ph.D. in chemical physics …pay myself. BOHNING: You mentioned Mr. Broock as a high school chemistry teacher. What kind of chemistry experience did you have in high …quantitative analysis—precipitations and titrations—but also involved electro-chemistry. Then in the junior year we began organic chemistry. Again, …
- Interviewee McMillan, William George, 1919-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Rand Corporation, Mayer, Joseph Edward, 1904-, McMillan, William George, 1919-, Manhattan Project (U.S.), Chemists, McMillan Science Associates, Harvard University, Chemists--Biography, Columbia University, University of California, Los Angeles
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Oral history interview with James A. Fisher
- 2001-Dec-19
…alchemists and the history of science. Dr. Weidlein was a Ph.D. in chemistry and director of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research. So …
- Interviewee Fisher, James A. (James Aiken), 1920-2014
- Interviewer DeWitt, Lloyd, Gapp, Marjorie
- Subject Art--Collectors and collecting, Fisher Scientific (Firm), Chemistry, Alcoa Niagara Works, Kipling Corporation, Alchemy in art, Painting, Painting, Netherlandish, Fisher, James A. (James Aiken), 1920-2014, Painting--Private collections, Fisher, Chester G., 1881-1965
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Letter from H. Jermain Creighton to Max Bredig, December 17, 1938
- 1938-Dec-17
…H. Jermain Creighton, a chemistry professor at Swarthmore College, congratulates Max Bredig (1902-1977…
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Creighton, H. Jermain
- Subject Creighton, H. Jermain, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Postage stamp from Saint Kitts and Nevis commemorating Marie Curie
- 1975
Stamp issued during International Women's Year (1975), depicting Marie Curie, "discoverer of radium," by the former British colony Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (now called the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.)
- Subject Women in science, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Women physicists, Women scientists, Chemists, Women physical scientists, International Women's Year (1975), Commemorative postage stamps, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Women chemists, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in chemistry, Physicists, Postage stamps, Anguilla, Women Nobel Prize winners
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First Day Cover and Polish postage stamps commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Marie Curie
- Circa 1967
Cachet and purple stamp depict a statue of Marie Curie, while the red stamp depicts Curie herself.
- Subject Women in science, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Women physicists, Women in physics, Women scientists, Poland, Chemists, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Women chemists, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in chemistry, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), Postage stamps, Physicists, Women Nobel Prize winners, Chemists
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First Day Cover commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Marie Curie
- 1968-Nov-06
Cachet depicts a tree-lined street. On left side of stamp, a patient is shown receiving radium treatments, while a portrait of Marie Curie is depicted on the right.
- Contributor India Posts and Telegraphs
- Printer India Security Press
- Subject Women in science, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Radium--Therapeutic use, India, Women scientists, Chemists, Commemorative postage stamps, Women chemists, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in chemistry, Cachets (Philately), Physicists, Postage stamps, Women physicists, Women in physics, First day covers (Philately), Women Nobel Prize winners
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Cuban postage stamp commemorating Pierre and Marie Curie's discovery of radium
- 1938
Stamp printed by the Republic of Cuba, depicting Marie and Pierre Curie. The 40th anniversary of the discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie was commemorated in France in 1938 with the release of a semipostal…
- Artist La Nézière, Joseph de
- Engraver Piel, Jules
- Subject Women in science, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Women physicists, Cuba, Women in physics, Women scientists, Chemists, International Union against Cancer, Women chemists, Curie, Pierre, 1859-1906, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in chemistry, Physicists, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Women Nobel Prize winners
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Afghani postage stamps commemorating Pierre and Marie Curie
- 1963
Stamps depict Pierre and Marie Curie and are from a series put out by the Afghan Red Crescent Society.
- Subject Women in science, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Women physicists, Women in physics, Women scientists, Afghanistan, Chemists, Commemorative postage stamps, Women chemists, Curie, Pierre, 1859-1906, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in chemistry, Physicists, Red Cross and Red Crescent, Postage stamps, Women Nobel Prize winners
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Postage stamp from Monaco commemorating Pierre and Marie Curie
- 1938
The 40th anniversary of the discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie was commemorated in France in 1938 with the release of a semipostal stamp bearing a 50-cent surtax to benefit the International Union Against…
- Engraver Degorce, Georges-Léo
- Subject Women in science, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Women physicists, Monaco, Women in physics, Women scientists, Chemists, International Union against Cancer, Women chemists, Curie, Pierre, 1859-1906, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in chemistry, Physicists, Postage stamps, Commemorative postage stamps, Women Nobel Prize winners
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Oral history interview with George B. Rathmann
- 1999-Sep-16 (First session)
- 1999-Sep-17 (Second session)
… chemistry at Princeton University. Rathmann had a successful industria; career …husband. My brother was seven years older than I was. He went into chemistry and stayed in chemistry for quite a number of years, although eventually …Northwestern. When I got to Princeton, I realized that the physical chemistry that I’d had, the organic chemistry I’d had, and the analytical chemistry…
- Interviewee Rathmann, George B., 1927-2012
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Slater, Leo B., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Chemists, Rathmann, George B., 1927-2012, Biotechnology, Chemists--Biography, Erythropoietin, 3M Company, Icos Corporation, Amgen Inc.
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Portrait of Jacobus van't Hoff
- Before 1898
…Van't Hoff is considered to be one of the founding fathers of physical chemistry. In 1901 van’t Hoff received the first Nobel prize in Chemistry “…
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Booth, Garrett & Blair, Analytical and Consulting Chemists Price List
- 1885-Apr-01
…laboratory in Philadelphia where men could obtain practical training in chemistry - especially analytical chemistry - by personal instruction. With…
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Contributor Garrett, Thomas H.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Chemists, Garrett, Thomas H., Blair, Andrew Alexander, 1848-1932