Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0607
- Creators:
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
- Dates:
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June 1996.
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This videohistory documents the Moore-Stein Protein Sequencer. The sequencer enabled automatic analysis of protein structure and was the forerunner of the automated instruments essential to modern biotechnology.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Divided into 3 series: (1) Original videos; (2) Master videos; (3) Reference videos.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The first complete chemical analysis of a protein's primary structure was done on a small protein, insulin, by Frederic Sanger at Cambridge University for which he received the first of his two Nobel Prizes in 1958. The second protein structure to be completely analyzed was ribonuclease, done in the U.S. by Stanford Moore and William Stein at Rockefeller University, 1960.
Administration
Ownership and Custodial History
Video documentation created by the Lemelson Center and NMAH staff Jon Eklund (Division of History of Technology) and Pat Gossel (Division of Science, Medicine and Society). Transferred to Archives Center July 8, 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, 1996.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 1997.
Using the Collection
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
Moore-Stein Protein Sequencer Video Documentation, June 1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Related Archival Materials
The protein sequencer apparatus is located in the Division of Science Medicine, and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science).
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
