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Oral history interview with Paul M. Cook
- 1992-Apr-02
Paul M. Cook begins the interview with a discussion of his family background and childhood. When Cook was young, he took an interest in chemistry, developing a laboratory in the basement of his parents' house. After…
- Interviewee Cook, Paul M., 1924-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Chemical engineers, Cook, Paul M., 1924-, Stanford Research Institute, Sequoia Wire Company, Raychem Corporation
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Resolution of the Michigan Legislature Honoring Glenn Seaborg
- 1992-Mar
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 500 of the Michigan Legislature.
- Contributor Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Nuclear Science Division
- Creator Of Work Michigan. Legislature. Senate, Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives
- Subject Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, Michigan. Legislature. Senate, Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives, Nobel Prize winners
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Oral history interview with William G. McMillan
- 1992-Mar-25
William McMillan begins this interview with a discussion of his parents and youth in Montebello, California. The youngest of seven siblings, McMillan expressed an interest in science at an early age. He attended…
- 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 Orlando Aloysius Battista
- 1992-Feb-23
O. A. Battista begins the interview by describing his childhood in Cornwall, Canada, as one of eight siblings born to a poor, uneducated laborer and a housewife. Battista proudly details his family's hard-working nature…
- Interviewee Battista, O. A. (Orlando Aloysius), 1917-1995
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Hemostasis, Surgical, American Viscose Corporation, O. A. Battista Research Institute, Psychotropic drugs, Viscose process, Battista, O. A. (Orlando Aloysius), 1917-1995, Cellulose--Chemistry, FMC Corporation, University of Texas, Microcrystalline polymers, Chemists--Biography, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Norman Hackerman
- 1992-Feb-21
Norman Hackerman begins his second interview by describing his work after coming to the University of Texas at Austin Department of Chemistry and starting the Corrosion Research Laboratory [currently the J. J. Pickle…
- 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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Oral history interview with James R. Fair
- 1992-Feb-19
This interview with James R. Fair begins with a discussion of Fair's childhood in the Midwest, highlighting high-school experiences in Little Rock, Arkansas, and early interests in science. Fair attended The Citadel as…
- Interviewee Fair, James R., 1920-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Fair, James R., 1920-, University of Texas at Austin, Disasters, Shell Development Company, Texas--Texas City, Ethylene, High Flyer (Ship), Grandcamp (Ship), Chemical engineers, Styrene, Fires, Monsanto Chemical Company
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Oral history interview with Gordon A. Cain
- 1992-Feb-18
Gordon A. Cain begins the interview by discussing his early influences from the chemical and engineering disciplines. He next recounts his undergraduate education at Louisiana State University during the Great…
- Interviewee Cain, Gordon, 1912-2002
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Cain, Gordon, 1912-2002, Cain Chemical Inc., Chemical industry, Freeport Sulphur Company, Sterling Chemicals Inc., Chemical engineers
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Oral history interview with Walter H. Stockmayer
- 1986-Aug-25 (First session)
- 1992-Jan-22 (Second session)
In the first interview, Walter Stockmayer describes early influences directing him towards the chemical sciences. Stockmayer first became interested in the mathematical aspects of physical chemistry as an undergraduate…
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Oral history interview with Henry Earl Lumpkin
- 1992-Jan-02
Henry Earl Lumpkin begins the interview by discussing his family background and how he learned to value education. His family had a tradition of attending Southwestern Texas State University and becoming school…
- Interviewee Lumpkin, Henry Earle, 1920-2012
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Subject American Society for Testing and Materials, Mass spectrometers, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Lumpkin, Henry Earle, 1920-2012, Mass spectrometry, Chemists--Biography, Humble Oil and Refining Company (Incorporated in Tex.), Chemists
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The Non Scientist's Concept of the Periodic Chart of the Elements
- 1991
An amusing rendering of the Periodic table noting the uses for some of the most well-known elements.
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Styrofoam insulation at construction site
- 1991
General view of an unidentified man measuring a piece of Styrofoam insulation at a construction site. Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab, "Styrofoam" properly refers to the Dow Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Insulation (Heat), Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Foam, Polystyrene, Construction industry
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McDonald’s “Recycle Here” Plastic Dish Set
- 1991
A 3-piece plastic tableware set featuring McDonald's Corporation character mascots, Ronald McDonald, the Hamburgler, Grimace, a pink "Fry Kid", and Birdie the Early Bird. The characters are promoting the eco-friendly…
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Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)
- After 1964 – before 1991
Photograph of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.
Bettye Greene was born on March…
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Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)
- After 1964 – before 1991
Photograph of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.
Bettye Greene was born on March…
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Dow Magnesium is Turning Seventy-Five. And the Revolutions Continue.
- Circa 1991
Print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company's Magnesium Division highlighting the development of AE42X1, a new high-temperature magnesium alloy for use in automotive engineering.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Magnesium alloys, Magnesium, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Magnesium industry and trade, Chemical industry
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Coulter family photographs
- Undated
- 1991
Photographs of members of the Coulter family, including Joseph Coulter, Jr., Laura Coulter-Jones, Wallace Coulter, and Joseph Coulter III. These photographs were taken at unidentified ceremonies and events.
Wallace…
- Subject Executives, Portraits, Group
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Congolese postage stamp commemorating Alexander Fleming's Nobel Prize in Medicine
- After 1970 – before 1991
Stamp depicts Alexander Fleming and penicillin.
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Chemistry: Serious Fun
- 1991
In this video produced by the American Chemical Society, two actors from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Alfonso Ribeiro and Tatyana Ali, prepare to attend a new semester at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).…
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Captain Planet & The Planeteers Environmental Game
- 1991
A blue and green cardboard box featuring characters from the cartoon television series, Captain Planet. When the planet Earth is in trouble, Captain Planet and up to five teammates work against polluting eco-villains.…
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Arnold Beckman's 91st birthday
- 1991
The photographs document birthday celebrations. The images are numbered, but the subjects are unidentified.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and…
- Photographer Metcalf, Edi
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Birthday parties, Portraits, Group
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1991 Nobel Prize Ceremonies: Richard Ernst
- 1991
Video shot by Weston Anderson in 1991 when his colleague Richard Ernst was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Ernst's work on the MRI was based on earlier theories and instruments created by Anderson. The video…
- Creator Of Work Anderson, Weston Arthur
- Subject Nobel Prizes, Ernst, Richard, Nobel Prize winners, Nobel Prize-winning scientists
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One Cleaner Cleans Them All
- 1991-Sep
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner emphasizing the ease of using a spray foam compared to traditional scouring products. The advertisement includes images of various gleaming bathroom surfaces, including…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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Oral history interview with Gilbert J. Stork
- 1991-Aug-06
Gilbert Stork begins his interview with a description of his childhood and family background in Paris. Stork and his family moved to the United States in 1939, and he decided to begin his graduate studies in chemistry…
- 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 Robert Boswell
- 1991-Jul-15
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Boswell, Robert, 1951-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Boswell, Robert, 1951-, Protozoa, Cell determination, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Genetics, Proteins, Drosophila