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Chemical Heritage, Volume 27 Number 2
- 2009 (Summer)
- Publisher Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Chemical Heritage Foundation, Science and state, Nuclear energy, Aspirin, Airships
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52 items
Chemical Heritage, Volume 27 Number 1
- 2009 (Spring)
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4 items
Oral history interview with Theo Colborn
- 2009-Aug-07 – 2009-Aug-08
Theo Colborn was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1927. The area was rural, and she lived on a farm until she was five years old. Her father worked as a traveling cookie salesman. The family moved to East Orange, New…
- Interviewee Colborn, Theo
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., McDonnell, Elizabeth A.
- Subject Colborn, Theo, Pharmacists, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment, Ozone, Great Lakes, Endocrine disrupting chemicals, Science--Social aspects, Science and state, Washington (D.C.)
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Oral history interview with Peter Baumann
- 2009-Sep-09 – 2009-Sep-10
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 Baumann, Peter, 1969-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Baumann, Peter, 1969-, Molecular biology, Imperial Cancer Research Fund (Great Britain), DNA repair, Telomerase, University of Colorado Boulder, Proteins, Herpetology
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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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4 items
Oral history interview with Gloria L. Anderson
- 2009-Aug-21
Gloria L. Anderson was born and raised in Altheimer, Arkansas, and had five brothers. Her father was a farmer and then a janitor; her mother a domestic worker and a creative seamstress. Anderson was always good in…
- Interviewee Anderson, Gloria L. (Gloria Long), 1938-
- Interviewer Brown, Jeannette E.
- Subject Anderson, Gloria L. (Gloria Long), 1938-, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Women in chemistry, African American women scientists, Antiviral agents, Scientists, Black, King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, Women in science--Study and teaching
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First Day Cover commemorating Xu Guangxian
- 2009-Nov-07
Cachet, postmark, and stamp depicting rare earth chemist Xu Guangxian (1920-2015). Xu, also known as Kwang-hsien Hsu, was a Chinese chemist who held various positions in the Department of Chemistry at Peking University.…
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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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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 John Kuriyan
- 2009-Apr-27
- 2009-Aug-04 – 2009-Aug-05
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 Krause, James E., 1952-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Krause, James E., 1952-, Chemistry, Proteins--Structure, X-ray crystallography, Oxidative stress, University of California, Berkeley, Protein-tyrosine kinase, Rockefeller University, Epidermal growth factor
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Oral history interview with Timothy E. Holy
- 2009-Jul-08 – 2009-Jul-09
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 Holy, Timothy Eric, 1969-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Holy, Timothy Eric, 1969-, Physics, String models, Neurosciences, Biophysics, Jacobson's organ, Olfactory receptors, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Psychophysics, Mice as laboratory animals, Mice--Behavior
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Oral history interview with Michael B. Eisen
- 2009-Feb-06
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 Eisen, Michael B., 1967-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Eisen, Michael B., 1967-, Biophysics, DNA microarrays, Crystallography, Gene expression, Genomics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Human Genome Project, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Oral history interview with Alan Aderem
- 1990-Jun-08
- 2009-Apr-08 – 2009-Apr-09
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 Aderem, Alan, 1953-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary, Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Aderem, Alan, 1953-, South Africa, Clinical biochemistry, Anti-apartheid movements, Immunology, University of Washington, Parasitic diseases, Vaccines
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Oral history interview with Wesley C. Van Voorhis
- 1990-Mar-06
- 2009-Apr-07 – 2009-Apr-08
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 Van Voorhis, Wesley C.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard, Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Van Voorhis, Wesley C., Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Tropical medicine, Molecular parasitology, Communicable diseases, Developing countries
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Oral history interview with Jeffrey M. Lipton
- 2009-Aug-04
- 2009-Aug-12
Jeffrey M. Lipton was born and raised in Bronx, New York, the son of a Polish immigrant. Although trained as an accountant, Lipton's father could not find work in that field and took a position in his father's (Lipton's…
- Interviewee Lipton, Jeffrey M., 1942-
- Interviewer Reynolds, Ron
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Lipton, Jeffrey M., 1942-, Chemical engineering, Tide Water Oil Company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Pigments industry, Ilmenite, Conoco Inc., Shapiro, Irving S., New England Nuclear Corporation, Nova Chemicals Corporation, Industrial management, Polymers
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Oral history interview with Linda C. Meade-Tollin
- 2009-Oct-01
Linda C. Meade-Tollin was born and raised in London, West Virginia, one of two children. Her father was a dentist and a community activist, her mother a teacher of languages and a guidance counselor. Always…
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Oral history interview with Madeleine Jacobs
- 2009-May-28
Madeleine Jacobs grew up in Washington, D.C., the younger of two children. Her father was a musician, her mother a secretary. The television program Watch Mr. Wizard convinced her she wanted to be a scientist, in…
- Interviewee Jacobs, Madeleine, 1946-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Jacobs, Madeleine, 1946-, Chemistry, Women in chemistry, Draft, Sex discrimination, Journalism, Science writers, Smithsonian Institution, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), United States. National Bureau of Standards, American Chemical Society
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Oral history interview with Amy H. Newman
- 2009-Aug-25 – 2009-Aug-26
Amy Hauck Newman was raised in Buffalo, New York, one of two sisters. Her mother was an elementary school teacher; her father, a mechanical engineer. She enjoyed school from a young age and was interested in literature,…
- Interviewee Newman, Amy H., 1958-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Newman, Amy H., 1958-, Women in science, Receptor-ligand complexes, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Pharmacology, Dopamine--Receptors, Cocaine
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Oral history interview with Allison Aldridge
- 2004-Aug-25
- 2009-Aug-23
Allison A. Aldridge calls Ottawa, Kansas her home town. Her father was in the Air Force, her mother worked in industry and she has three brothers. When she was young Aldridge wanted to be a veterinarian, but working…
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Oral history interview with Catherine T. Hunt
- 2009-Mar-26
- 2009-Aug-28
Catherine T. Hunt grew up in Bronxville, New York, one of seven children. Her father was a chemist at Allied Chemical Company, and Katie often went to work with him and always had questions for him about why things are…
- Interviewee Hunt, Catherine T. 1955-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Hunt, Catherine T. 1955-, Chemistry, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Women in chemistry, Rohm and Haas Company, American Chemical Society, Dow Chemical Company, Science--Study and teaching, Sustainable development, Chemists, Women chemists
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of J. Clarence Davies
- 2009-Oct-30
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
J. Clarence Davies’s…
- Interviewee Davies, J. Clarence
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Davies, J. Clarence, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview with Cynthia J. Burrows
- 2009-Jul-15 – 2009-Jul-16
Cynthia J. Burrows was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, one of two children. Her father was an electrical engineer in the aerospace industry, and her mother was a housewife. She liked school and was a good student; she had…
- Interviewee Burrows, Cynthia J., 1953-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Burrows, Cynthia J., 1953-, Reaction mechanisms (Chemistry), Lehn, J.-M. (Jean-Marie), Carpenter, Barry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, University of Utah, Women in chemistry, Women in science--Social aspects, Working mothers, Chemists, Women chemists
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Oral history interview with David A. Brenner
- 1990-Jun-20
- 2009-Mar-10 – 2009-Mar-11
David A. Brenner grew up in Queens, New York, the oldest of three children. His father worked in the family business, a ladies’ clothing store; his mother was a housewife until her children were grown, at which time…
- Interviewee Brenner, David A., 1953-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Domush, Hilary, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Brenner, David A., 1953-, University of California, San Diego, Liver--Diseases, San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gastroenterology--Periodicals, Columbia University, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Richard I. Dorsky
- 2009-Jul-15 – 2009-Jul-16
Richard I. Dorsky grew up in Palo Alto, California. His father was a chemist; his mother was a computer programmer. Dorsky always liked to understand how things worked, and his father promoted Dorsky's early interest in…
- Interviewee Dorsky, Richard I., 1969-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject University of Utah, Neurobiology, Neurobiology--Research, Neurobiologists, Wnt proteins, Developmental neurobiology, Dorsky, Richard I., 1969-