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Studebaker, Robert
Warner, Deborah Jean
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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1998.
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0670
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Robert Studebaker, inventor of the LaserPlane, the first modern alternative to the liquid level. The first model was introduced in 1965.
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Akhil Madhani Innovative Lives Presentation
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Madhani, Akhil
Berger, Sondra
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1999-12
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 Box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0709
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents inventor Akhil Madhani and his invention, the Black Falcon, a teleoperated surgical instrument.
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Harlander, Leslie
Gibson, Andrew
Donovan, Arthur
Cushing, Charles
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1995-1998.
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0.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0639
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original audio cassettes and transcripts of oral history interviews with individuals involved in the transportation industry known as containerization: Arthur Donovan, interviewer.
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Berger, Sondra
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Townes, Charles, Dr., 1915-
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1998-12-02
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0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0673
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Videotaped interview with Charles Townes, inventor of the MASER (Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation). The interview was part of the "Innovative Lives" public program series. Videotapes include VHS and Beta Cam SP formats.
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Darby, S. Newman, 1928-2016 ((inventor))
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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April 9, 1999
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18 Videocassettes
1 electronic_discs_cd
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0838
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Presentation by Newman Darby discussing windsurfing and his invention and development of the sailboard. Materials include original, master and reference videotapes and photographs.
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Flaherty, Stacy A.
Lucas, Darrell Blaine, 1903- (psychologist)
Center for Advertising History, Archives Center
- Dates:
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1922
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0379
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Folio-size scrapbook: "A Book of 100 Modern Ads" created for a college-level psychology class, 1922, as an exercise in the methodology of advertising: it addresses both the creation and testing (i.e., recall and effectiveness) of ads found in contemporary magazines. An oral history interview was conducted by Stacy Flaherty with Mr. Lucas April 3, 1...
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Black, Tom, 1924-
Wiener, Tom
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1993
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1.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0505
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Oral history interview, transcripts, and background material documenting Tom Black's career as director of advertising for Smithsonian Magazine from its founding in 1969 until his retirement in 1994.
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Smithsonian World
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1990-1991
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23 Cubic feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0418
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents "Selling the Dream" was an hour long television documentary that aired in early 1991 as part of the public television series, Smithsonian World.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Hoberman, Chuck
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1996-05-08
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0.25 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0604
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains original videos documenting Chuck Hoberman, inventor the Hoberman Sphere.
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Burch-Brown, Carol
- Dates:
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1997-2003
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0857
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents a working class "gay" bar, the Shamrock Bar, Bluefield, West Virginia, 1997-2000, through photographs and oral history interviews.