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 Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on November 9, 2000. Chemical Heritage Foundation founder and President Arnold Thackray introduces Roald Hoffmann, who introduces the performance. The scenes performed at this event are all set in 1777, three years after the discovery of oxygen, and feature Antoine Lavoisier, Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, and Joseph Priestley, among others.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation. “Chemical Heritage Foundation Nobel Centennial Symposium.” Vhs, November 9, 2000. Science History Institute VHS Collection, Box 10. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8oei7sb.
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