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by Duncan Thorburn Burns

for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1574 views
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2011 is the 350th anniversary of the publication of a Sceptical Chymist, by Robert Boyle which is considered to be the most important book ever published about chemistry.  Boyle was a leading intellectual figure of the 17th century and one of the fo....

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The Case of the Poisonous Socks

by Bill Brock
The Case of the Poisonous Socks
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1319 views
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Bill Brock entertains his audience with many little-known chemical anecdotes.

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International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy

by Jon Hougen
International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1428 views
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Potential Rewards from the Beginning to the End of a Spectroscopic Career Derived from Attendance at a Graduate-student and Postdoctoral-Fellow Oriented Symposium

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High Precision in an Imprecise World

by David Skatrud
High Precision in an Imprecise World
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Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 5880 views
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The importance of the Ohio State Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium to the Army.

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The Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium: A Personal Perspective

by Bob Curl
The Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium: A Personal Perspective
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Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1337 views
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Nobel Laureate Bob Curl gives his personal reminiscences on the Ohio State International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposia.

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65 years of Molecular Spectroscopy

by Brenda Winnewisser
65 years of Molecular Spectroscopy
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Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1830 views
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Brenda Winnewisser looks at the history of this important branch of science from the viewpoint of the Ohio State conferences.

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Publishing Faraday’s Candle

by Frank James
Publishing Faraday’s Candle
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Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1542 views
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Michael Faraday’s The Chemical History of a Candle is arguably the most popular science book ever published. Based on Faraday’s final series of Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution, it has never been out of print in English since it was fi....

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Alchemy and patronage in Tudor England

by Jenny Rampling
Alchemy and patronage in Tudor England
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1470 views
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Dr Jenny Rampling, Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge.  In early modern England, alchemical practitioners employed a range of strategies to win the trust and support of powerful, even royal, patrons: from the preservation of healt....

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Dream to reality?

by Susan Mossman
Dream to reality?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1430 views
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Plastics pioneers had great aspirations for their new materials. Roland Barthes called plastics “a miraculous substance . . . a transformation of nature”. Serendipity, careful experimentation and entrepreneurial skills have all played significant....

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