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26M 03S
Expand Your Horizons
- 2000-Apr-01
One of a series of events held in Philadelphia for sixth grade girls interested in careers in science. Speakers talk about their careers as women in science and lead attendees in conducting experiments related to their…
- Creator Of Work American Chemical Society. Philadelphia Section
- Subject Women in science, Science--Study and teaching, Science--Experiments
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1H 37M 05S
Chemical Heritage Foundation Conversazione
- 2000-Jul-03
A panel discussion about the past and future of the chemical industry, held in 2000 as part of the opening of the Chemical Heritage Foundation's new facilities in Philadelphia. Introductory remarks are given by Arnold…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Producer Bain & Associates, Inc.
- Subject Chemical Heritage Foundation, Chemical industry, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Churchill, Stuart Winston, 1920-, Baker, Dexter F., Holliday, Charles, Stavropoulos, William Spyros, 1939-, Bryant, David R., 1936-, Johnstone, John W., 1932-2011, Sinfelt, John H., Terrorism, Science--Study and teaching
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52 items
Chemical Heritage, Volume 18 Number 4
- 2000 (Winter)
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52 items
Chemical Heritage, Volume 18 Number 2
- 2000 (Summer)
- Publisher Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Alchemy in art, Semiconductors, Fiberglass boats, Chemical Heritage Foundation
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52 items
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52 items
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34M 55S
Chemical Heritage Foundation Nobel Centennial Symposium
- Oxygen, by Roald Hoffmann and Carl Djerassi
- 2000-Nov-09
A live theatrical performance of scenes from the play Oxygen, written by chemists Carl Djerassi and Roald Hoffmann. This early performance of the play was held at the Nobel Centennial Symposium at the Chemical Heritage…
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11 items
Oral history interview with William I. Weis
- 2000-Feb-07 – 2000-Feb-09
William Weis was born and grew up in Queens, New York, the youngest of three brothers. His grandparents immigrated from Ukraine, Belarus, and Latvia, ultimately settling in Brooklyn, New York. A "frustrated architect,"…
- Interviewee Weis, William I., 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weis, William I., 1959-, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Crystallography, Lectins, Cadherins, Biochemistry
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2 items
Metamerism Samples
- Decade starting 2000
Three small squares of gray fabric placed under different lighting conditions to demonstrate the phenomena of metamerism. From left to right, the fabric samples are placed under commercial fluorescent, daylight…
- Manufacturer Black Swan Textiles
- Subject Colors, Textile fabrics, Optical illusions, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers
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Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik Dye Tin
- After 1978 – before 2000
A black, aluminum dye box with a pry-off lid decorated by green text and the Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik insignia.
- Creator Of Work Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik, Dye industry
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8 items
Oral history interview with George A. Olah
- 2000-Feb-03
George A. Olah begins the interview with a description of his family and childhood years in Budapest, Hungary. Olah first developed an interest in chemistry after taking a chemistry course at the Technical University of…
- Interviewee Olah, George A. (George Andrew), 1927-2017
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Traynham, James G.
- Subject University of Southern California, Dow Chemical Company, Chemists, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Chemists--Biography, Nobel Prize winners, Olah, George A. (George Andrew), 1927-2017, Emigration and immigration
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2 items
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
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2 items
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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5 items
Oral history interview with Jacques Tocatlian
- 2000-Jun-22
Jacques Tocatlian has always had an international take on learning and acquiring information. He was born in Egypt, where he attended a French secondary school. From there, Tocatlian moved on to study industrial…
- Interviewee Tocatlian, Jacques, 1929-2019
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Sponsor Eugene Garfield Foundation
- Subject Tocatlian, Jacques, 1929-2019, Chemical literature, Information science, Communication in science, Unesco, UNISIST (Program), Chemical engineers, Information storage and retrieval systems, Emigration and immigration
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13 items
Oral history interview with Yue Xiong
- 2000-Oct-09 – 2000-Oct-11
Yue Xiong was born in Nanchang, in Jiang Xi province, in the southern part of China, the eldest of three siblings (he has two younger sisters). His father was a forestry scholar who was sent to a labor camp during the…
- Interviewee Xiong, Yue, 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Xiong, Yue, 1958-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Molecular biologists, Molecular biology--Research, Genetics--Research, DNA--Research, Transcriptional activation, Antioncogenes, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Emigration and immigration
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6 items
Oral history interview with Herbert Eleuterio
- 2000-Feb-25
Herbert Eleuterio was born in 1927 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. His parents had emigrated from the Azores, and he spoke no English until he began first grade. His interest in science was sparked by a middle-school…
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Group celebration of Eugene Garfield's 75th Birthday
- 2000-Sep-15
A color photograph of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) staff. The group of twenty, posed in two rows, had gathered to celebrate the 75th birthday of ISI's founder Eugene Garfield (1925-2017).
Eugene…
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5 items
Oral history interview with Norman N. Li
- 2000-May-05
Norman Li begins the interview with a description of his family and childhood years in Fuzhou, China. After World War II, Li's family moved to Taiwan, where Li completed high school. Li then attended National Taiwan…
- Interviewee Li, Norman N., 1933-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Li, Norman N., 1933-, Chemical engineering, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Liquid membranes, Patents, UOP Inc., Allied-Signal Inc., Emigration and immigration
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10 items
Oral history interview with Shi Huang
- 2000-Jan-19 – 2000-Jan-21
Shi Huang was born in Dalian, in the north of China. His mother was a doctor assigned to a military base there, but his father, also a doctor, had been assigned to another base in Beijing. Because this was during the…
- Interviewee Huang, Shi, 1961-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Huang, Shi, 1961-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Genetic engineering, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, RNA-protein interactions, Bacterial proteins, Gene expression, University of California, San Diego, Medical scientists, Emigration and immigration
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11 items
Oral history interview with Andrew C. Chan
- 2000-Apr-17 – 2000-Apr-18
- 2000-Apr-20
Andrew C. Chan was born in Hong Kong, the eldest of four children. His father was an engineer, his mother a teacher. When Chan was seven the family emigrated to the United States. His father was able to continue his…
- Interviewee Chan, Andrew Chee-Yuen, 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Chan, Andrew Chee-Yuen, 1959-, Immunologists, Medical scientists, Immunology--Research, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine, Minorities in science, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Rheumatology, Emigration and immigration
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2 items
Pasteurization Does Not Destroy the Vitamins in Milk
- 1930s (Poster)
- After 1993 – before 2021 (Correspondence)
Framed poster depicting a baby holding a bottle of milk. Underneath reads: "Pasteurization Does/Not Destroy the/ Vitamins in Milk/Play Safe-Buy Only/Pasteurized/Milk".
A letter from James Dickson to Fred Weber is…
- Author Dickson, James
- Addressee Weber, Fred
- Subject Milk--Pasteurization, Dairy products, Pasteurization, Dickson, James
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4 items
Harry Potter Spells and Potions
- Decade starting 2000
A manual for Harry Potter Spells & Potions Chemistry I Set No. 501.
Digitized content includes the work's first two pages. This work is protected by copyright law; to view the full text, contact or visit the Science…
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Oral history interview with Helen M. Berman
- 2000-Feb-11
Helen M. Berman begins the interview by discussing her scientific education and how a laboratory internship with Barbara W. Low, while studying at Barnard University, influenced her decision to go into the field of…
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Oral history interview with Michael W. Hill
- 2000-Jun-26
Michael W. Hill begins his interview by discussing how he was first drawn to the information and documentation side of chemistry. While at Lincoln College, Hill planned to become a chemist. He received his BS and MSc…
- Interviewee Hill, Michael (Michael W.)
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Sponsor Eugene Garfield Foundation
- Subject Hill, Michael (Michael W.), Chemistry, Richards, Rex, Sir, 1922-, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, National Reference Library of Science and Invention, Great Britain. Patent Office. Library, Science Reference Library (British Library), Institute of Information Scientists, FID Congress, International Association of Technological University Libraries, Information science
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4 items
Oral history interview with A. J. Meadows
- 2000-Jun-29
A. J. Meadows begins the interview with a discussion of his early employment at the University of Illinois. He reveals why he studied both astronomy and the history of science, and how, through his knowledge of both…
- Interviewee Meadows, A. J. (Arthur Jack), 1934-
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Sponsor Eugene Garfield Foundation
- Subject Meadows, A. J. (Arthur Jack), 1934-, Information science, Institute of Information Scientists, Library Association, Aslib, Urquhart, Donald, Telecommunication, Digital communications