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Dixy Lee Ray (1914 1994), Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912 1999), and Ed Westcott
left to right: Marine biologist Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994), chemist Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912-1999), and Ed Westcott, September 17, 1968. Ray left a professorship at University of Washington to be director of the Pacific Science Center...
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Dixy Lee Ray (1914 1994) and Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912 1999)
left to right: Marine biologist Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) and chemist Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912-1999), September 17, 1968. Ray left a professorship at University of Washington to be director of the Pacific Science Center in Seattle,...
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Helen Miles Davis (1895 1957) and Francis Ernest Lloyd (1868 1947)
Helen Miles Davis (1895-1957), chemist and wife of Science Service director Watson Davis, is shown (at left) with Canadian botanist and McGill University professor Francis Ernest Lloyd (1868-1947). They are probably standing in front of...
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Elizabeth Lee Hazen (1888 1975) and Rachel Brown (1898 1980)
In 1950, microbiologist Elizabeth Lee Hazen (1888-1975) and chemist Rachel Brown (1898-1980), Division of Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Albany, developed an effective antifungal agent (nystatin) for...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mildred Catherine Rebstock (1919 2011)
Parke-Davis chemist Mildred Catherine Rebstock (1919-2011) was the first person to synthesize the antibiotic chloromycetin
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale (1903 1971)
Irish-born chemist Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale (1903-1971) was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1956 for her work in x-ray crystallography; in 1968, she became the first woman elected as President of the British...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Pauline Gracia Beery Mack (1891 1974)
Pauline Gracia Beery Mack (1891-1974), chemist-nutritionist
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Florence Barbara Seibert (1897 1991)
Biochemist Florence Barbara Seibert (1897-1991) developed the skin test for tuberculosis. After graduating from Goucher College, she worked as a chemist during World War I and then went to Yale University, where she earned a Ph.D. and...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Engle Pennington (1872 1952)
Chemist Mary Engle Pennington (1872-1952), an expert on the refrigeration of perishable foods, had just been chosen by the American Chemical Society as the 1940 recipient of the Francis P. Garvan Gold Medal to honor outstanding...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Ava Josephine Mc Amis (1897 1991)
Born in San Antonio, Texas, chemist Ava Josephine McAmis (1897-1991) attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College and then worked as a tutor at the University of Texas while earning her master's degree. That work led to a position at Yale...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Jeanne Helen Osiecki (B. 1926)
A native of Switzerland, organic chemist Jeanne Helen Osiecki (b. 1926) had received her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1960 and began working at Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in 1961. When this photograph was distributed, Osiecki...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Louise Stanley (1883 1954)
Chemist Louise Stanley (1883-1954) was a professor of home economics and department chair at the University of Missouri, 1907-1923, before moving to Washington, D.C., to become the chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Margaret Mead (1901 1978)
In this photography taken at the New York Academy of Sciences in June 1968, anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) is talking to journalists. The person in background appears to be chemist Linus Pauling (1901-1994). Mead was then...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: a.n. Goudilina
Russian soil chemist A.N. Goudilina in Washington, D.C., June 13-22, 1927
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Theodore W. Richards House
Theodore William Richards (1868-1928) was considered the foremost experimental chemist of his time. He won the Nobel prize for his role in determine the atomic weights of many elements. This house was built in 1900 with design input from...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania: Joseph Priestley House
Stately home of chemist Joseph Priestley, who, disenchanted with England moved here in 1794 and continued his ground-breaking research.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Irving Langmuir House
Home of physicist-chemist Irving Langmuir, winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize during his research career with General Electric.
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Linus Pauling, Photograph by Yousuf Karsh.
Encyclopaedia Britannica offers a brief biography of Linus Pauling, the famous American chemist and two time Nobel Prize winner.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Silliman
Benjamin Silliman (8 August 1779 - 24 November 1864) was an American chemist, one of the first American professors of science (at Yale University), and the first to distill petroleum.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ira Remsen
American chemist and educator.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Hutton, m.d.
James Hutton MD was a Scottish geologist, physician, naturalist, chemist and experimental farmer. He is considered the father of modern geology.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John William Draper
John William Draper (May 5, 1811, - January 4, 1882) was an American (English-born) scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian, and photographer.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Joseph Priestley
an English chemist, philosopher, dissenting clergyman, and educator. He is known for his investigations of carbon dioxide and the co-discovery of oxygen.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Louis Pasteur
(1822-1895) French chemist and biologist