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Science History Institute

Index Science History Institute

The Science History Institute is an institution that preserves and promotes understanding of the history of science. [1]

74 relations: Alchemy, Alfred D. Chandler Jr., American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Archive, Arnold Orville Beckman, Arnold Thackray, Bakelite, Beckman Coulter, Bielefeld University, Biotechnology Heritage Award, Burndy Library, Carl Shipp Marvel, Charles E. Dagit Jr., Chemical & Engineering News, Chestnut Street (Philadelphia), Christian B. Anfinsen, Convention center, Dexter Award, Donald Othmer, Dow Chemical Company, DU spectrophotometer, DuPont, Edgar Fahs Smith, Electrochemical Society, First National Bank (Philadelphia), Fisher Scientific, Glenn T. Seaborg, Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Herbert C. Brown, History of chemistry, History of science, History of technology, Instrumentation, John C. Haas, John Fenn (chemist), Library, Life Sciences Foundation, Margaret W. Rossiter, Mettler Toledo, Museum, Ned D. Heindel, Nobel Prize, Old City, Philadelphia, Othmer Gold Medal, Pennsylvania, PerkinElmer, ..., Petrochemical Heritage Award, PH meter, Philadelphia, Pittcon Heritage Award, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Ramie, Research and development, Richard J. Bolte Sr. Award, Robert Bruce Merrifield, Robert G. W. Anderson, Roy G. Neville Prize, Scientific instrument, Smithsonian Institution, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, Spectrophotometry, The Chemists' Club, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Thomas R. Tritton, United States Bicentennial, University of Pennsylvania, Wallace Carothers, Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Winthrop-Sears Medal. Expand index (24 more) »

Alchemy

Alchemy is a philosophical and protoscientific tradition practiced throughout Europe, Africa, Brazil and Asia.

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Alfred D. Chandler Jr.

Alfred DuPont Chandler Jr. (September 15, 1918 – May 9, 2007) was a professor of business history at Harvard Business School and Johns Hopkins University, who wrote extensively about the scale and the management structures of modern corporations.

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American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists

AATCC—the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists—is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit professional association that provides test method development, quality control materials, educational development, and networking for textile and apparel professionals throughout the world.

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American Chemical Society

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry.

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American Institute of Chemical Engineers

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a professional organization for chemical engineers.

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) is a learned society that was founded on December 26, 1906 at a meeting organized by John Jacob Abel (Johns Hopkins University).

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American Society for Mass Spectrometry

The American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) is a professional association based in the United States that supports the scientific field of mass spectrometry.

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Archive

An archive is an accumulation of historical records or the physical place they are located.

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Arnold Orville Beckman

Arnold Orville Beckman (April 10, 1900 – May 18, 2004) was an American chemist, inventor, investor, and philanthropist.

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Arnold Thackray

Arnold Thackray (born 1939) is a science historian who is the founding president of the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute).

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Bakelite

Bakelite (sometimes spelled Baekelite), or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, is the first plastic made from synthetic components.

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Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter Inc., is an American company that makes biomedical laboratory instruments.

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Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University (Universität Bielefeld) is a university in Bielefeld, Germany.

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Biotechnology Heritage Award

The Biotechnology Heritage Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of biotechnology through discovery, innovation, and public understanding.

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Burndy Library

The Burndy Library is one of the world's largest collections of books on the history of science and technology.

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Carl Shipp Marvel

Carl Shipp "Speed" Marvel (September 11, 1894 – January 4, 1988) has been considered "one of the world's outstanding organic chemists." Throughout his career, almost no area of polymer chemistry escaped his interest.

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Charles E. Dagit Jr.

Charles E. Dagit Jr. is a contemporary American architect, artist, writer and professor.

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Chemical & Engineering News

Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) is a weekly trade magazine published by the American Chemical Society, providing professional and technical information in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering.

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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)

Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Christian B. Anfinsen

Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. (March 26, 1916 – May 14, 1995) was an American biochemist.

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Convention center

A convention center (American English; conference centre outside the USA) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests.

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Dexter Award

The Dexter Award was an honor given out by the American Chemical Society from 1956 until 2001.

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Donald Othmer

Donald Frederick Othmer (May 11, 1904 – November 1, 1995) was an American professor of chemical engineering, an inventor, multi-millionaire and philanthropist, whose most famous work is the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.

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Dow Chemical Company

The Dow Chemical Company, commonly referred to as Dow, is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States, and the predecessor of the merged company DowDuPont.

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DU spectrophotometer

The DU spectrophotometer or Beckman DU, introduced in 1941, was the first commercially viable scientific instrument for measuring the amount of ultraviolet light absorbed by a substance.

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DuPont

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Edgar Fahs Smith

Edgar Fahs Smith (May 23, 1854 – May 3, 1928) was an American scientist who is best known today for his interests in the history of chemistry.

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Electrochemical Society

The Electrochemical Society is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry and solid-state science and technology.

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First National Bank (Philadelphia)

First National Bank was a bank in Philadelphia.

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Fisher Scientific

Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (NYSE: FSH) (colloquially known as Fisher) was a laboratory supply and biotechnology company that provided products and services to the global scientific research and United States clinical laboratory markets.

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Glenn T. Seaborg

Glenn Theodore Seaborg (April 19, 1912February 25, 1999) was an American chemist whose involvement in the synthesis, discovery and investigation of ten transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

Harvard University's Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments (CHSI), established 1948, is "one of the three largest university collections of its kind in the world".

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Herbert C. Brown

Herbert Charles Brown (May 22, 1912 – December 19, 2004) was an English-born American chemist and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with organoboranes.

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History of chemistry

The history of chemistry represents a time span from ancient history to the present.

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History of science

The history of science is the study of the development of science and scientific knowledge, including both the natural and social sciences.

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History of technology

The history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques and is similar to other sides of the history of humanity.

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Instrumentation

Instrumentation is a collective term for measuring instruments used for indicating, measuring and recording physical quantities, and has its origins in the art and science of scientific instrument-making.

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John C. Haas

John Charles Haas (May 22, 1918 – April 2, 2011) was an American businessman and philanthropist, at one time considered the second richest man in Philadelphia.

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John Fenn (chemist)

John Bennett Fenn (June 15, 1917December 10, 2010) was an American research professor of analytical chemistry who was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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Life Sciences Foundation

Life Sciences Foundation (LSF) was a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that was established in 2011 to collect, preserve, interpret, and promote the history of biotechnology.

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Margaret W. Rossiter

Margaret W. Rossiter (born July 1944) is an American historian of science, and Marie Underhill Noll Professor of the History of Science, at Cornell University.

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Mettler Toledo

METTLER TOLEDO is a multinational manufacturer of scales and analytical instruments.

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Museum

A museum (plural musea or museums) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance.

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Ned D. Heindel

Ned D. Heindel (September 4, 1937) is an American chemist.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize (Swedish definite form, singular: Nobelpriset; Nobelprisen) is a set of six annual international awards bestowed in several categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural, or scientific advances.

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Old City, Philadelphia

Old City is a historic neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, in the area near the Delaware River where William Penn and the Quakers first settled.

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Othmer Gold Medal

The Othmer Gold Medal recognizes outstanding individuals who contributed to progress in chemistry and science through their activities in areas including innovation, entrepreneurship, research, education, public understanding, legislation, and philanthropy.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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PerkinElmer

PerkinElmer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation focused in the business areas of human and environmental health, including: environmental analysis, food and consumer product safety, medical imaging, drug discovery, diagnostics, biotechnology, industrial applications, and life science research.

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Petrochemical Heritage Award

The Petrochemical Heritage Award was established in 1997, "to recognize individuals who made outstanding contributions to the petrochemical community." The award is intended to inspire achievement and to promote public understanding.

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PH meter

A pH meter is a scientific instrument that measures the hydrogen-ion activity in water-based solutions, indicating its acidity or alkalinity expressed as pH.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Pittcon Heritage Award

The Pittcon Heritage Award recognizes "outstanding individuals whose entrepreneurial careers shaped the instrumentation and laboratory supplies community." The award is jointly sponsored by the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) and the Science History Institute (formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation).

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Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, referred to as Pittcon, is a non-profit educational organization based in Pennsylvania that organizes an annual Conference and Exposition on laboratory science.

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Ralph Appelbaum Associates

Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) is one of the world's largest museum exhibition design firms.

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Ramie

Ramie is a flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to eastern Asia.

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Research and development

Research and development (R&D, R+D, or R'n'D), also known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), refers to innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, or improving existing services or products.

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Richard J. Bolte Sr. Award

The Richard J. Bolte Sr.

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Robert Bruce Merrifield

Robert Bruce Merrifield (July 15, 1921 – May 14, 2006) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for the invention of solid phase peptide synthesis.

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Robert G. W. Anderson

Robert Geoffrey William Anderson, (born 2 May 1944) is a British museum curator and historian of chemistry.

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Roy G. Neville Prize

The Roy G. Neville Prize in Bibliography or Biography is a biennial award given by the Science History Institute (formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation) to recognize a biographical work in the field of chemistry or molecular science.

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Scientific instrument

A scientific instrument is, broadly speaking, a device or tool used for scientific purposes, including the study of both natural phenomena and theoretical research.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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Society for Applied Spectroscopy

The Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) is an organization promoting research and education in the fields of spectroscopy, optics, and analytical chemistry.

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Spectrophotometry

In chemistry, spectrophotometry is the quantitative measurement of the reflection or transmission properties of a material as a function of wavelength.

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The Chemists' Club

The Chemists' Club is a private club in New York whose membership is open to research and industrial chemists from all areas.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area of the United States.

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Thomas R. Tritton

Thomas R. Tritton was the twelfth President of Haverford College serving from 1997-2007.

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United States Bicentennial

The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States of America as an independent republic.

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University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in University City section of West Philadelphia.

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Wallace Carothers

Wallace Hume Carothers (April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, credited with the invention of nylon.

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Whipple Museum of the History of Science

The Whipple Museum of the History of Science is a Museum attached to the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, which houses an extensive collection of scientific instruments, apparatus, models, pictures, prints, photographs, books and other material related to the history of science.

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Winthrop-Sears Medal

The Winthrop-Sears Medal is awarded annually by The Chemists' Club of New York in conjunction with the Science History Institute (formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation) to recognize entrepreneurial achievement in the chemical industry for the betterment of humanity.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_History_Institute

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