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11 items
Maximizing Black Potential in Science & Technology: Toward the Year 2,000
- 1975-Nov
Proceedings of the 1975 Science Symposium of the National Consortium for Black Professional Development, edited by Jean W. Hill. Includes a piece written by Dr. Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005) and a transcript of questions…
- Editor Hill, Jean W.
- Creator Of Work Massie, Samuel P., 1919-2005
- Subject Bradford, Robert W., 1931-2011, Massie, Samuel, National Consortium for Black Professional Development, Scientists, Black
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28M 17S
Plowshare
- 1961
Plowshare is a short film about the U.S. government's Project Plowshare, which ran from 1957 to 1977, and explored peaceful uses for nuclear explosives, mostly around earth moving and construction.
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Letter from William A. Lester to Harry L. Morrison, April 1975
- 1975-Apr-07
William A. Lester (1937-) accepts Harry L. Morrison's (1932-2002) invitation to speak at the upcoming Symposium of Afro-American Scientists.
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3 items
Scientific Program agenda, May 1975
- 1975-May-01
Draft of the agenda for the second Award Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists, to be held at Howard University on May 1, 1975.
- Creator Of Work Howard University
- Subject African American physicists, Physicists, Howard University, Award presentations, Physics--Awards
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4 items
Second Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists
- 1975-May-01
Booklet for the second Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists, held at Howard University on May 1, 1975. The award ceremony honored Dr. Herman Branson (1914-1995), Dr. Warren E. Henry (1909-2001), and Dr.…
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Letter from Harry L. Morrison to William A. Lester, March 1975
- 1975-Mar-25
Invitation from Harry L. Morrison (1932-2002) to William A. Lester (1937-) to speak at the upcoming Symposium of Afro-American Scientists.
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4 items
Howard University Cooperative Physics Program for Developing Institutions bochure
- 1974
Brochure for Howard University's cooperative physics program for developing institutions. This brochure covers the objectives of the program, financial aid, and application procedures.
- Creator Of Work Howard University
- Subject Howard University, Physics, Physics--Study and teaching
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23 items
Proposal for a National Center for Computational Chemistry at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California
- 1974-May-17
Proposal for the University of California to operate the Center for Computational Chemistry at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
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Letter from Moddie D. Taylor to William A. Lester, August 1974
- 1974-Aug-30
Moddie D. Taylor (1912-1976) writes to William A. Lester (1936-) about an upcoming talk Lester will be giving at Howard University.
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26M 54S
Analysis by Mass: An introduction to the Mass Spectrometer
- 1962
This educational film explains how mass spectrometers identify elements in compounds using the different masses of atoms to distinguish between the elements. It also introduces different kinds of mass spectrometers,…
- Creator Of Work Associated Electrical Industries
- Subject Mass spectrometry, Mass spectrometers, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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18M 48S
Navy Stock Selections for ABL
- Circa 1962
Silent film created by Hercules Powder Company showing various missiles and ordnance in use on United States Navy vessels and being tested on land. Locations include aboard the USS Constellation and the Wallops Flight…
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31M 49S
Where There's A Need, There's Hercules
- 1970s
Promotional film for Hercules, Inc., formerly Hercules Powder Company. Although Hercules, Inc. was founded as a munitions and explosives company, this film focuses on its other products and services. These include…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Chemical industry, Polyester fibers industry
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54M 31S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1974
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1974 lecture includes…
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59M 10S
Once Upon a Christmas Dreary in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1975
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1975 lecture opens with an…
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50M 36S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1973
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1973 lecture was the first…
- Creator Of Work Shakhashiri, Bassam Z.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Lectures, Chemistry--Experiments, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Christmas, Liquid nitrogen
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2 items
Tailby-Nason's Mentho-Terpenol Pain Reliever
- After 1880 – before 1970
Blue glass bottle, stained by residue from its contents, with metal screw cap lid and white paper label. The topical ointment once held in this bottle was intended for pain relief. According to the label, the ointment…
- Creator Of Work Tailby-Nason Company
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Quacks and quackery, Tailby-Nason Company
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3 items
Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash
- After 1930 – before 1970
Glass bottle of "Lydia E. Pinkham" brand sanative wash.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née Estes, (1819-1883) was an American proprietor who commodified her homemade herbal-alcoholic supplements, claiming they could cure any…
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4 items
Lydia E. Pinkham Pills for Constipation
- After 1930 – before 1970
Bottle of "Lydia E. Pinkham" brand pills for constipation.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née Estes, (1819-1883) was an American proprietor who commodified her homemade herbal-alcoholic supplements, claiming they could cure any…
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7 items
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Menopause and Menstruation
- After 1900 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand "Vegetable Compound", containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Cimicifuga Racemosa (Black Cohosh), Vitamin B1, Dandelion, and other…
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Metrohm E 1009 Spectrocolorimeter
- 1963
A spectrocolorimeter is a form of spectrophotometer that can calculate tristimulus values, or the the light intensity of primary color values in a sample.
- Manufacturer Metrohm AG
- Subject Colorimetry, Spectrophotometry, Colors, Spectrum analysis
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Watercolor Portrait of Max Planck
- 1967
Watercolor portrait of Max Planck (1858-1947). Planck was a German theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Planck deduced the relationship between the energy…
- Artist Egolf, Christopher
- Subject Planck, Max, 1858-1947, Nobel Prize winners, Quantum theory, Radiation
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Dye Laboratory
- After 1940 – before 1970
Black and white photograph showing the interior of a dye laboratory of the General Dyestuff Corporation, likely in Providence, Rhode Island.
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2 items
Paul Lauterbur's Coconut
- 1970s
Large, brown, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm. One side of the coconut has a deep incision.
Prior to 1980 most techniques for obtaining NMR images produced only two-dimensional projections which were far too…
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RIT Grey fabric dye
- Circa 1961
Red and grey fabric dye box with a paper dye packet containing Rit brand, all-purpose grey powdered fabric dye. All-Purpose Rit dye was introduced in 1941. This development gave the dye an affinity for synthetic…
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Tintex Neon Yellow Neon Fabric Dye
- After 1970 – before 2000
Black cardboard box with a bright yellow design containing neon fabric dye. Dye instructions are printed in white on the back of the box. The powdered dye is contained in a paper packet. Dye instructions are also…
- Creator Of Work Kiwi Brands, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic