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275 items
Geberis Philosophi Perspicacissimi Summa Perfectionis Magisterii in sua Natur ex Bibliothecae Vaticanae Exemplari Undecunq
- 1542
Work from the "pseudo-Geber" corpus, a group of writings falsely attributed to the Arabic alchemist, Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (died c. 806–816, Latinized as “Geber"). These writings are actually from 13th or…
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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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6 items
Guilielmi Harvei doct. & profess. Regii Exercitatio Anatomica De Motu Cordis & Sanguinis
- Exercitatio anatomica de motu cordis et sanguinis
- An anatomical essay on the movement of the heart and blood
- 1648
William Harvey (1578-1657) was an English physician who discovered the circulation of the blood. He correctly described the motion of the heart as a contraction that forced blood out of the left ventricle into the…
- Author Harvey, William, 1578-1657
- Publisher Ex Officinâ Arnoldi Leers
- Contributor Sylvius, Zacharias, Back, Jacobus de, approximately 1594-1658
- Subject Blood--Circulation, Blood, Oxygen in the body, Heart, Cardiovascular system, Harvey, William, 1578-1657
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8 items
Tractatus Quinque Medico-Physici : quorum primus agit De sal-nitro, et spiritu nitro-aereo. Secundus De respiratione. Tertius De respiratione foetus in utero, et ovo. Quartus De motu musculari, et spiritibus animalibus. Ultimus De rhachtitide.
- Five Medical-Physical Treatises : the first of which deals with salt-nitro and spirit of nitro-air. The second on respiration. Third on the respiration of the fetus in the womb and the egg. Fourth on muscular motion and animal spirits. The last on rickets.
- 1674
John Mayow (1643–1679) was an early researcher of respiration and the nature of air. Mayow published tracts on respiration and rickets while studying at Oxford in 1668; in 1674 these were edited and reprinted with three…
- Author Mayow, John, 1641-1679
- Publisher E Theatro Sheldoniano
- Engraver Faithorne, William, 1616-1691
- Subject Physiology, Oxygen--Physiological transport, Oxygen in the body, Respiration, Cardiovascular system, Medicine, Muscles, Fetus--Development, Combustion, Oxygen
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8 items
Tractatus de Corde : item de motu et colore sanguinis, et chyli in eum transitu
- Treatise on the Heart : likewise, on the movement and color of the blood, and the passage of chyle into it
- 1669
Work on the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system. Explores the structure and function of veins and arteries. Correctly describes the heart as a four-chambered organ and accurately describes the flow of the…
- Author Lower, Richard, 1631-1691
- Publisher Apud Danielem Elzevirium
- Subject Heart, Blood--Circulation, Blood, Cardiovascular system, Veins, Arteries, Medicine, Human anatomy
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Letter from Anna C. Faber to "Maggie"
- 1875-Mar-20
Letter from Anna C. Faber, grand-niece of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), to "my dear cousin Maggie." Mentions her Aunt Anna, likely Anna Faber Harnickell, Booth's niece.
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Oral history interview with Harold Eugene Thayer
- 1994-Dec-01
The interview begins as Harold Eugene Thayer recalls his family background and growing up in Rochester, New York, during the early Depression. He remembers the strong influence of his mother and his decision to attend…
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Oral history interview with John E. Franz
- 1994-Nov-29
John E. Franz begins this interview by discussing his early life in Springfield, Illinois, during the Depression. He then describes his undergraduate work at the University of Illinois and his contacts there with Roger…
- Interviewee Franz, John E., 1929-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Franz, John E., 1929-, Physical organic chemistry, Organic compounds--Synthesis, Monsanto Company, Chemical industry, Herbicides, Glyphosate, Environmental policy
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Battery Demonstration Unit
- Circa 2000
A battery demonstration unit constructed by Alan MacDiarmid (1927-2007), winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery and development of conductive polymers." MacDiarmid, Hideki Shirakawa (1936-), and…
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Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated and Descriptive Guide to Plants Indigenous to and Naturalized in the United States, Volume II
- 1892
Second of two volumes detailing a variety of plant species and their medicinal properties. The works contain 180 chromolithographic plates, originally drawn and hand-colored by the author. The illustrations depict the…
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Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer (SIMS) Tube
- 1954
This spectrometer tube was designed and built at RCA laboratories, Princeton, NJ in 1954 by Dr. Richard E. Honig (1917-2001) for pioneering work in the development of Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) for solid…
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Hobson's Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic and Chloroform
- After 1901 – before 1950
Box containing Dr. Hobson's "Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic, and Chloroform" cough syrup. According to the packaging, the use of this product is for the "relief of cough due to colds."
Brothers Henry and…
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Lydia E. Pinkham Menstrual Relief Tablets
- After 1882 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand menstrual pain relief tablets, containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Glycyrrhiza (Licorice), and Ferrous Sulfate.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née…
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New York Toy and Game Co. Fingerprinter Forensics Lab
- 1932
Cardboard game box containing a children's fingerprinting set. The materials include a rectangular pane of glass blackened from use, a paintbrush, an ink roller, three used "fingerprint record sheets," two containers of…
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Oral history interview with Yusuf A. Hannun
- 1993-Mar-29 – 1993-Mar-30
- 1993-Apr-01 – 1993-Apr-02
Yusuf A. Hannun was born in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, though raised after the age of five in Beirut, Lebanon, the eldest of three siblings. His father was a medical officer in the British Army during the World War II and…
- Interviewee Hannun, Yusuf A., 1955-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hannun, Yusuf A., 1955-, Education, Biomedical engineering, Protein kinase C, Diglycerides, Sphingolipids, Lebanese Civil War (Lebanon : 1975-1990), Lebanon--Beirut, Minorities in science, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists, Emigration and immigration
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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 Helen Donis-Keller
- 2013-May-27
Helen Donis-Keller was born in Madison, Wisconsin, but grew up in Elkhart, Indiana. As a child, she loved art, so she pursued a degree in graphic design and photography at The University of Cincinnati. She spent two…
- Interviewee Donis-Keller, Helen
- Interviewer Jones, Mark, 1958-
- Subject Donis-Keller, Helen, Career changes, Women in science, Geneticists, Women geneticists, Genetics--Research, Gene mapping, Artists
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Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated and Descriptive Guide to Plants Indigenous to and Naturalized in the United States, Volume I
- 1892
First of two volumes detailing a variety of plant species and their medicinal properties. The works contain 180 chromolithographic plates, originally drawn and hand-colored by the author. The illustrations depict the…
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Elementa Chemiae : Quae Anniversario Labore Docuit, in Publicis, Privatisque Scholis, Volume 1
- The Elements of Chemistry : Which is Taught in Public and Private Schools
- 1732
Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) was a Dutch botanist, chemist, and physician. Boerhaave introduced a quantitative approach to medical training and was the first to integrate chemistry into the medical curriculum; he is…
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Oral history interview with Richard E. Honig
- 1996-Apr-27
Richard E. Honig was born in Göttingen, Germany, the eldest of three boys. He attended Robert College, an American college in Istanbul, from which he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in electrical…
- Interviewee Honig, Richard E. (Richard Edward), 1917-2001
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Honig, Richard E. (Richard Edward), 1917-2001, American Society for Testing and Materials, Mass spectrometers, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Physicists--Biography, Mass spectrometry, RCA Laboratories, Physicists, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Alfred R. Bader
- 1987-Jul-31
Alfred Bader begins this interview with a discussion of his early years in Vienna, including his family background and Gymnasium education. This is followed by additional education in England, living in Canada as a…
- Interviewee Bader, Alfred R., 1924-2018
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Chemists--Biography, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Aldrich Chemical Company, Sigma Chemical Company, Chemistry, Organic, Harvard University, Murphy Paint Company, Jewish refugees, Bader, Alfred R., 1924-2018, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Andrew S. Grove
- 2004-Jul-14 (First session)
- 2004-Sep-01 (Second session)
Andrew S. Grove begins the first interview session with a description of his undergraduate life at the City College of New York, where exposure to influential professors shaped his professional outlook and personal…
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Oral history interview with Allan S. Hay
- 1986-Jul-24
Allan S. Hay begins the interview with a description of his secondary and undergraduate education in Alberta. After briefly describing his graduate work at the University of Illinois and a summer job at Du Pont, he…
- Interviewee Hay, Allan S., 1929-2017
- Interviewer Wise, George, Fine, Leonard W.
- Subject Hay, Allan S., 1929-2017, Plastics--Research, Chemistry, Polymers, Chemists, General Electric Company, Chemists--Biography, Polyphenylene oxide, University of Alberta, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Emigration and immigration
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Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, January 24, 1940
- 1940-Jan-24
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) gives advice to her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), on caring for their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), once he arrives in the U.S.A.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, October 4, 1937
- 1937-Oct-04
In a letter to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), who has recently arrived in the U.S.A., Georg Bredig (1868-1944) expresses his joy in receiving a letter from Max and the confirmation of his safe journey overseas. Georg…
