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Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, October 1902
- 1902-Oct-28
…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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Jacobus van't Hoff's personal calling card
- Circa 1890
…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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Portrait of Jöns Jakob Berzelius
- Part of Jacob Berzelius
- 1901
… appears below portrait. Considered one of the founders of modern chemistry and known as the "Father of Swedish Chemistry," he is best known …
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Postcard from Ernst von Meyer to Georg Bredig, February 1901
- 1901-Feb-24
…Ernst von Meyer (1847-1916), a German chemist and historian of chemistry, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his treatise "Anorganische…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Meyer, Ernst von, 1847-1916, Enzymes
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Oral history interview with Jean H. Futrell
- 2012-Oct-28 (First session)
- 2012-Oct-29 (Second session)
…spectrometers as unique research tools for exploring the frontiers of ion chemistry. In 1987 Futrell accepted the position of Department Head of Chemistry …little questionnaire to ask all of them how they got interested in chemistry, science in general first, and then chemistry in particular. And …necessarily reflect their aptitude. So, I actually got to teach the chemistry class when I was a student—supposedly a student in chemistry. I got…
- Interviewee Futrell, J.H.
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Subject University of Utah, Mass spectrometers, University of Delaware, Mass spectrometry
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Letter from E.N. Horsford to James Curtis Booth, April 27, 1854
- 1854-Apr-27
…Eben Norton Horsford (1818-1893), a Harvard professor of agricultural chemistry, follows up with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) about a letter sent…
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The Step-Pyramid Form of the Periodic Chart
- 1987
… designed by William Jensen for use in an advanced level inorganic chemistry course.…
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Oral history interview with Thomas W. Mastin
- 1994-Nov-14
…death of his father. He then explains the origins of his interest in chemistry, his early career at Lubrizol, and his transition from research into … the head of the chemistry department, and all of the courses I took were under him. He had … like this thermodynamics course and that sort of thing, inorganic chemistry, all these things, but I did my thesis in organic chemistry, working…
- Interviewee Mastin, Thomas William, 1913-1998
- Manufacturer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Mastin, Thomas William, 1913-1998, Lubrizol Corporation, Chemists, Chemists--Biography
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Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, June 1896
- 1896-Jun-20
…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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Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, November 1906
- 1906-Nov-19
…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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Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, June 1896
- 1896-Jun-22
…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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Oral history interview with Stephen J. Elledge
- 1995-Aug-16 – 1995-Aug-18
…couldn't communicate with people in, and so that sort of led me into chemistry. But what I realized about chemistry was that a lot of the really … buy me chemistry sets. I'd go through all the experiments in the chemistry sets, and …that, because that was a lot of fun. So I was on the chemistry team, and we went to Indiana. My chemistry team won first place in…
- Interviewee Elledge, Stephen Joseph, 1956-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Elledge, Stephen Joseph, 1956-, Davis, Ronald W. (Ronald Wayne), 1941-, Cyclin-dependent kinases, Cell cycle, Cancer--Research, Baylor University. College of Medicine, Antioncogenes, Molecular cloning, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Kevan M. Shokat
- 2005-Jan-24 – 2005-Jan-26
… professor I had at Reed. The second year was when we took organic chemistry, and the normal organic chemistry professor took sabbatical and a …Pete’s lab at that time was probably the most biological lab of any chemistry lab in the country, you know, in the chemistry department. So there …jump in fields, and he thought I was doing great in his lab and in chemistry, and if I’d just done another chemistry postdoc where I would have…
- Interviewee Shokat, Kevan M., 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Shokat, Kevan M., 1965-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Enzymes--Research, Immunology, Genetics, Protein kinases, Cytology--Research, Medicine--Research
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Operating and Service Instructions, Beckman Astra Automated Stat/Routine Analyzer Systems
- Beckman Instructions 015-555586D
- 1983-Jun
…continuous flow and discrete analyses of electrolytes and "routine chemistries."…
- Author Underwood, Tom
- Contributor Allen, Karen
- Subject Electrochemical analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Preliminary Operating Instructions, Beckman Astra Automated Stat/Routine Analyzer System
- Beckman Instructions 555586
- 1979-Oct
…continuous flow and discrete analyses of electrolytes and "routine chemistries."…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Electrochemical analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Oral history interview with Roy G. Neville
- 2005-Jun-20 (First session)
- 2005-Jun-21 (Second session)
…parents to let me continue chemistry because my parents had said no more chemistry, none whatever. My …there were about ten of us who took the four examinations in organic chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, and inorganic chemistry …told Gorin you're a Fulbright scholar. You came here to do organic chemistry, not physical chemistry, and you are now deep in inorganic chemistry…
- Interviewee Neville, Roy G.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemistry, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, Neville, Roy G., Science--Historiography, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Norman Hackerman
- 1992-Feb-21
…work after coming to the University of Texas at Austin Department of Chemistry and starting the Corrosion Research Laboratory [currently the J. … physical chemistry book. BOHNING: What was the origin of that book? Why did you …together, at a very early stage, physiology, biological processes, chemistry and even theoretical chemistry. It obviously didn't shake the world…
- Interviewee Hackerman, Norman
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject University of Texas at Austin, Chemistry, J. J. Pickle Research Center, Matsen, Frederick, Myers, Jack, Hackerman, Norman
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Dr. Percy Lavon Julian honored at MacMurray College
- 1972-May-13
…Julian (1899-1975) taken during a ceremony for the newly constructed chemistry building of MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, named in …Julian standing beneath a plaque paying tribute to his contributions to chemistry, medicine, and humanity. The second shows Julian holding a framed picture of the Percy Lavon Julian Hall of Chemistry. Julian is internationally recognized for his pioneering research…
- Creator Of Work MacMurray College
- Subject Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975, Chemists, Awards, Organic compounds--Synthesis, Scientists, Black, African American chemists, Scientists
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Ernest Arnold Congdon (b. 1866)
- Circa 1900
…Philosophy from Columbia University in 1887 and subsequently studied chemistry at the University of Berlin. Upon returning to the United States, …1889-1892 before assuming the position of professor and director of chemistry at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry. He remained …Society, Congdon was the author of Laboratory Instruction in General Chemistry (1901), as well as Brief Course in Qualitative Analysis (1898)…
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Oral history interview with Darleane C. Hoffman
- 2012-Feb-28 – 2012-Feb-29
… DOMUSH: Oh, okay, in what subject? HOFFMAN: Chemistry. [laughter] Physical chemistry and math. In fact, when I went off … for the College of Chemistry, which includes the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering … a few women graduates in chemistry. Even though the number of women graduates in Chemistry has increased…
- Interviewee Hoffman, Darleane C.
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Hoffman, Darleane C., Chemistry, Women in chemistry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sexism in science, University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Seaborgium, Radiochemistry, Discoveries in science, Chemists, Women chemists
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Oral history interview with John C. Warner
- 1984-Feb-08
…enrolled in Indiana University in 1915, where he received his AB in chemistry in 1919, his MA in 1920, and his PhD in 1923. In 1926, he joined …He’d go to that bother. I had really more interest in physics than chemistry at that time. I think I really made up my mind to major in chemistry …Leiberknight, who were a couple of young Turks. Graduate students in chemistry, whether they were interested in organic chemistry or physical chemistry…
- Interviewee Warner, John Christian, 1897-1989
- Interviewer Heitmann, John A.
- Subject Chemists, Indiana University, Chemists--Biography, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Warner, John Christian, 1897-1989
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, September 7, 1854
- 1854-Sep-07
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth of routine matters.…
- Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, March 12, 1853
- 1853-Mar-12
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth of routine matters.…
- Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, March 11, 1850
- 1850-Mar-11
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), encloses a check for Booth's wages.…
- Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, February 15, 1850
- 1850-Feb-15
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), requests that Booth send combustion tubes.…
- Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists