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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, March 24, 1850
- 1850-Mar-24
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth to discuss Booth's wages and pose a query…
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Postcard from Paul Niggli to Georg Bredig
- 1928-Nov-24
…was a Swiss mineralogist who looked at earth science in relation to chemistry and physics. He was a leader in the field of X-ray crystallography…
- Author Niggli, Paul, 1888-1953
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Niggli, Paul, 1888-1953, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Robert Bruce Merrifield notebook
- 1959-May-26 – 1960-Jan-25
…solid phase peptide synthesis. This work earned him a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984.…
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Laboratory at Park College, 1910
- 1910
…unidentified individuals seated at a laboratory bench in the so-called "chemistry room" at Park College (later Park University) located in Parkville…
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Oral history interview with Esther S. Takeuchi
- 2012-Apr-27
- 2012-Sep-14
…biology. Again, that’s contrary to the gender, I guess. But yeah, the chemistry labs were, I would say, typical chemistry labs. You kind of worked … down the same path that my brother was doing down, and I did like chemistry, so I decided to be a chemistry major. And the reason I decided to …TAKEUCHI: The fields that I was debating between [were] organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry. I knew I didn’t want to do physical chemistry…
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Oral history interview with Stephen M. Denning
- 1995-Aug-23 – 1995-Aug-25
… they put the chemistry majors in a first-year chemistry class, and gave us a Friday afternoon chemistry lab. MELDRUM: Oh, my God. DENNING: The chemistry lab ran …situation was, since at least the area where I would have been in in chemistry was in more or less physical chemistry and theoretical physical chemistry …Biographies of scientists like Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur—and of course a chemistry set—encouraged his interest in chemistry and physics. He also evinced…
- Interviewee Denning, Stephen M., 1954-
- Interviewer Meldrum, Marcia L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Cardiology--Research, Immunology--Research, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Cardiologists, Denning, Stephen M., 1954-
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Oral history interview with Foil A. Miller
- 2001-May-23 (First session)
- 2011-Jun-28 (Second session)
…did that, to my great regret. SHARKEY: What attracted you to chemistry? MILLER: Accident. We didn’t have any chemistry in our high …was a great experience. SHARKEY: And you had some…you had some chemistry there, as well… MILLER: I had…I was a chemistry major… …me give you an example of why they were poor. There were just two chemistry teachers. The lower one was a lady who taught me physical chemistry…
- Interviewee Miller, Foil A., 1916-
- Interviewer Sharkey, John B., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Infrared spectroscopy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Miller, Foil A., 1916-, Chemists--Biography, University of Illinois at Chicago, Mellon Institute, University of Minnesota
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, January 1909
- 1909-Jan-21
…very busy at the moment preparing the second edition of the Theory of Chemistry. Hopefully I’ll finish soon. …Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes about candidates for the Nobel Prize in chemistry, including the nominations of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) and Richard…
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Nobel Prizes, Nobel Prize winners, Chemists
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Hugh S. Taylor, March 31, 1940
- 1940-Mar-31
… and understanding imparted by Taylor and the Princeton University Chemistry Department as Bredig, now in New York City, recovers from his years…
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Letter from Harold Willis Dodds to Georg Bredig, November 22, 1939
- 1939-Nov-22
…Georg Bredig (1868-1944) a two-year Research Associate position in the Chemistry Department of Princeton University. Bredig's subsequential acceptance…
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Letter from Max Bredig to H. Jermain Creighton, December 15, 1938
- 1938-Dec-15
… Bredig (1902-1977) writes to H. Jermain Creighton, a professor of Chemistry at Swarthmore College, to update him on his offers of employment.…
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Letter from H. Jermain Creighton to Max Bredig, May 20, 1939
- 1939-May-20
…H. Jermain Creighton, a chemistry professor at Swarthmore College, sends Max Bredig (1902-1977) the…
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Note from Campbell Morfit to Margaret M. Booth
- 1891 – 1892
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth's widow, Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza, with…
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, November 26, 1870
- 1870-Nov-26
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to ask for additional samples of the a new alloy to…
- Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Alloys
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, May 16, 1861
- 1861-May-16
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to offer Booth the chance to conduct a geological …
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, July 16, 1859
- 1859-Jul-16
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to request weights and combustion tubes. Morfit also…
- 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, June 24, 1852
- 1852-Jun-25
…co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth to discuss matters relating to his work and…
- 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 Rudolf Kobert to Georg Bredig
- 1900-Mar-24
…on inorganic fermentation. Kobert was the chair of pharmacology and chemistry at the University of Rostock. He was a pioneer of pharmacology, toxicology…
- Author Kobert, Rudolf, 1854-1918
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Fermentation, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Kobert, Rudolf, 1854-1918, Chemists
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Confidential letter from Richard McCulloh to James Curtis Booth
- 1849-Dec-12
…of the United States Mint. Richard S. McCulloh (1818-1894) studied chemistry in Philadelphia with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from 1838 to …
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Charles C. Price in classroom
- 1950s
…Dame, where he served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Chemistry from 1946 to 1954.…
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DuPont Announces for the World of Tomorrow... a new world and a new material NYLON
- 1939
…DuPont company advertisement previewing "Wonder World of Chemistry" exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair with specific emphasis…
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Oral history interview with N. Bruce Hannay
- 1995-Mar-09
…know what you want to major in?" I was pretty sure I wanted to be a chemistry major, but the system was, the chemistry major only started physics …They didn't neglect that. I'd say that the typical one in physical chemistry or organic chemistry was, we would have one morning or afternoon …let's say from one o'clock to five o'clock. That was true in physical chemistry, it was true in analytical chemistry, it was true in organic chemistry…
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Oral history interview with Frederick T. Wall
- 1991-Jun-21
… in Minnesota, attending the University of Minnesota, and studying chemistry and chemical engineering. After a stint at Caltech with Linus Pauling …George Glockler, who was very much interested in research in physical chemistry. I did very well in organic chemistry when it came to understanding … years later they changed it? Not by changing the word chemistry to research, but by dropping “Through Chemistry”. It’s now “Better…
- Interviewee Wall, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore), 1912-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject California Institute of Technology, Chemists, Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994, Wall, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore), 1912-, Chemists--Biography, Glockler, George, 1890-1969, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Oral history interview with Marion David Francis
- 1997-Jan-24
…man, Frank Haney, who was taking engineering. I was taking an honors chemistry course. TRAYNHAM: What prompted you to select chemistry as your …1965): 775-783. J. A. Gray, M. D. Francis, and W. J. Griebstein, "Chemistry of Enamel Dissolution," Chemistry and Prevention Of Dental Caries … college. He attributes his desire to pursue advanced education in chemistry to his inorganic chemistry professor, J. Allen Harris.…
- Interviewee Francis, Marion D., 1923-2016
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Biochemists, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Procter & Gamble Company, Fluorides, Francis, Marion D., 1923-2016, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Charles E. Reed
- 1986-Jul-11
…early education, and growing up in Findlay, Ohio. He earned a BS in chemistry from the Case School of Applied Science, where he was influenced … of excellent courses in physical chemistry, thermodynamics, and organic chemistry so that my chemical education …combination of requirements for the job—chemical engineering, plus applied chemistry, plus polymer chemistry, plus new polymer chemistry plus organosilicon…