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26M 54S
Analysis by Mass: An introduction to the Mass Spectrometer
Box 8- 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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1H 10M 36S
A Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the American Chemical Society Publication, "The Journal of Inorganic Chemistry"
Box 8- 1986-Sep-10
Speakers at a dinner celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, held at the 192nd American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting. Remarks at this lively event mostly focus on the history…
- Creator Of Work American Chemical Society
- Subject American Chemical Society, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry, Inorganic--Research, Periodicals, Chemistry--Periodicals, Hawthorne, M. Frederick, Parry, Robert W. (Robert Walter), 1917-, King, Edward L. (Edward Louis), 1920-, Pimentel, George C., Lippard, Stephen J., Stucky, Galen D., 1936-, Kaesz, Herbert D., Shriver, D. F. (Duward F.), 1934-, Bowen, D. H. Michael, Congresses and conventions
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47M 22S
Chemical Heritage Foundation Innovation Day: Gordon E. Moore Award presentation
Box 2- 2004-Sep-14
This video captures the first ever presentation of the Society of Chemical Industry's (SCI) Gordon E. Moore Medal for early-career success in innovation, given to George Barclay of Rohm and Haas for his work in creating…
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11M 13S
Alan MacDiarmid's Comments at the Dedication of the Alan MacDiarmid Energy Research Laboratory at Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
Box 4- 2005-Nov-07
The first 30 seconds of this video are a stationary introductory slide. MacDairmid was unable to travel to the institute dedication in South Korea due to medical concerns, but sent this video along in his stead. His…
- Creator Of Work MacDiarmid, Alan G., 1927-2007
- Subject Renewable energy sources, MacDiarmid, Alan G., 1927-2007, Fossil fuels, Korea (South)
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9M 42S
Rhodia Drop-Deposition Adjuvants
Box 12- 1998
A short demonstration video of an agricultural industry coating sprayed on plants to enhance herbicide performance, likely intended to be played on a loop at a trade show booth. The video accessible here has been edited…
- Creator Of Work Rhodia, Inc.
- Producer G.P.M. Production Vidéo
- Subject Herbicides, Agriculture, Product demonstrations, Agricultural chemicals--Adjuvants, Agricultural chemistry
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50M 13S
NASA: The First 25 Years
- NASA: The 25th Year
Box 12- 1987
This is an overview of NASA's history, beginning with its founding in 1958 and leading up to its 25th anniversary in 1988. This video contains footage of many important moments in NASA's history, including the first…
- Creator Of Work Goodtimes Home Video Corp.
- Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Project Mercury (U.S.), Project Gemini (U.S.), Project Apollo (U.S.), Skylab Program, Viking Mars Program (U.S.), Artificial satellites in telecommunication, Space flight, Voyager Project, Columbia (Spacecraft), Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
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57M 04S
Chemical Instrumentation Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- Symposium in Celebration of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry
Box 10- 1987-Nov-05
Video of a symposium held for the opening of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania in 1987. The event includes remarks from Arnold O. Beckman; Arnold…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Price, Charles C. (Charles Coale), 1913-2001, Proctor, Stanley I., 1936-, Long, Franklin A., 1910-1999, Good, Mary L., 1931-2019, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Eliel, Ernest L. (Ernest Ludwig), 1921-2008
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1H 58M 23S
Synthetic Metals: A Novel Role for Organic Polymers
- Alan MacDiarmid Nobel Lecture at Ewha University, South Korea
Box 4- 2001-May-11
Alan MacDiarmid, Hideki Shirakawa, and Alan Heeger won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001 for their work on plastic polymers that can conduct electricity. This lecture, given by MacDiarmid at Ihwa Yŏja Taehakkyo…
- Creator Of Work Ihwa Yŏja Taehakkyo
- Subject MacDiarmid, Alan G., 1927-2007, Polymers, Nobel Prize winners, Conducting polymers, Organic conductors, Nanotechnology
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20M 36S
American Institute of Chemists in China
- Scientific Exchange Tour 1984
Box 4- 1984
This video is a narrated slide show of photographs taken during the American Institute of Chemists' tour of China in 1984. Photographs were taken and the slideshow is narrated by organic chemist Peter Throckmorton and…
- Creator Of Work Throckmorton, Phyllis, Throckmorton, Peter Eugene
- Subject China, American Institute of Chemists, Petroleum industry and trade, Communes (China)
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34M 55S
Chemical Heritage Foundation Nobel Centennial Symposium
- Oxygen, by Roald Hoffmann and Carl Djerassi
Box 10- 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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5M 12S
Heritage Day 2004 introductory video
Box 8- 2004-Jun-17
This video was produced for Heritage Day 2004, an annual celebration of innovators and leaders in the field of molecular chemistry held by the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute). Shown as…
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14M 17S
Proposition 65: Troubled Waters for California
Box 3- 1986
This film produced by the group Californians Against the Toxics Initiative encourages Californians to vote against Proposition 65, formally titled The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. This bill…
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40M 39S
Moore's Law at 40: Part 6
Box 2- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Moore's law, Technology, Computers, Semiconductors, Electronic industries
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1H 5M 49S
Moore's Law at 40: Part 5
Box 2- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Computers, Manufacturing industries, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Technology, Semiconductors, Moore's law
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1H 6M 11S
Moore's Law at 40: Part 4
Box 2- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Computers, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Technology, Electronic industries, Mead, Carver, Intel Corporation, Moore's law
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58M 21S
Moore's Law at 40: Part 2
Box 2- 2005-May-13
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Computers, Transistors, Technology, Moore's law
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1H 00M 07S
Moore's Law at 40: Part 1
Box 2- 2005-May-12
Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. This…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Brooks, Rodney Allen, Robotics, Computers, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Technology, Moore's law
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26m 23s
Making the Connection
- Careers for Chemical Engineers
Box 11- 1997
This video is aimed at college students interested in chemical engineering as a degree or a career. Recent graduates and early-career chemical engineers from a variety of employers and industries share their experiences…
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27m 36s
Fields of Promise
- Sowing the Seeds of Biotechnology
Box 11- 1995
This video, produced with funding from Monsanto Company, presents the science behind genetically modified crops, beginning with Gregor Mendel and leading up to the mid-1990s cutting edge research in drought and…
- Producer Image Base
- Subject Transgenic plants, Genetically modified foods, Agriculture
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5m 44s
It Didn't Just Happen
Box 11- Undated
This is a promotional film for the National Plastics Hall of Fame, at the time housed in the National Plastics Center and Museum in Leominster, Massachusetts. Frank S. Marra narrates this short presentation about some…
- Creator Of Work National Plastics Center & Museum, The Plastics Academy
- Subject Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Science museums
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7m 50s
Othmer Library
Box 1- 1994-May
This is a promotional video made by the Chemical Heritage Foundation (later to become the Science History Institute) in 1994, ahead of the renovation of and move to its current location at 315 Chestnut Street. The video…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Chemical Heritage Foundation, Libraries, Science museums, Glass harmonica music, Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, Museums
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26m 58s
Passing Through: An Introduction to Plastics
Box 11- Circa 1993
A high school student who is nervous about failing his chemistry test is transported to a vaguely Middle Ages, high fantasy castle where he meets a wizard trying to invent better armor for a knight. The student teaches…
- Creator Of Work National Plastics Center and Museum
- Subject Educational films, Plastics, Middle Ages, Wizards
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19M 38S
A New World Through Chemistry
Box 6- 1940
This film from E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company promotes several of their inventions by showing how they are made and (using actors and film sets) how useful they are in everyday life. Products include: Neoprene,…
- Producer Scientific Films
- Creator Of Work E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Rubber, Artificial, Rayon, Lucite, Nylon
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12m 51s
Perkin-Elmer corporate video
Box 9- 1987
This video was likely shown to new hires or at recruitment events for Perkin-Elmer in the late 1980s. The video highlights the accomplishments of the company, including its technology being used to fight air and water…
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8m 25s
National Plastics Center and Museum fundraising video
Box 7- Undated
This fundraising appeal from the National Plastics Center and Museum aims to raise money for renovating a building in Leominster, Massachusetts to use as a museum, with exhibition galleries and conference rooms. This…
- Creator Of Work National Plastics Center and Museum
- Subject Plastics, Museums, Fund raising
