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Liebhold, Peter
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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December 1996.
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
27 Video recordings
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0605
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Inventor Tadeusz Sendzimir, a Polish immigrant, designed and installed the first "Z" Mill for cold rolling stainless steel in the United States. The videohistory documents the story of a new approach to the rolling process of steel technology transfer and consumer demand for a new product;video documents the mill in operation and interviews with ac...
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Lemelson Center
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1993-2011
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-288
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Arthur P. Molella, Director, 1995-2015 and document the development and execution of educational programs, special events, seminars, conferences, lectures, talks, and symposia. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, talks, conference presentations, interviews, meeting minutes ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1979, 1986
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-120
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of 16mm film and 1" videotape documenting the 1979 production, "Thomas A. Edison and His Amazing Invention Factories," a companion film to the exhibition, "Edison: Lighting a Revolution." The 28 minute film was a biography featuring the invention of electric light and the founding of research labs. The film won the ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Dates:
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1979
- Size:
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-134
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consists of film and sound elements for the film, "Thomas Edison and His Amazing Invention Factory." This 28 minute film was made in 1979 to accompany the exhibition, "Edison: Lighting a Revolution" at the National Museum of History and Technology. The film was a biographical piece featuring the invention of electric light a...
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Welsbach, Carl Auer von, Baron
Forscher, Frederick
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1890.
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0438
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Letter, written by Carl Auer Von Welsbach to the Austrian Gas and Electric Company, February 23, 1890. It records his sale to that utility of the gaslight mantle he invented.
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Stanlislaus F. Danko Collection
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Danko, Stanislaus F.
Danko, Anita
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1943-1988.
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2 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0667
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Archival materials documenting Danko's career as an inventor of computer components, including writings and publications, biographical material, patent files, papers pertaining to employment, photographs, and miscellaneous.
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Lemelson Center
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1996, 2001-2003
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0.28 cu. ft. (1 half document box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-101
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the Lemelson Center exhibitions: Nobel Voices: Celebrating 100 Years of the Nobel Prize and Invention at Play. Nobel Voices: Celebrating 100 Years of the Nobel Prize explored the motivation and vision of Nobel laureates and the history of Alfred Bernhard Nobel and his prize. Invention at Pl...
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Lemelson Center
- Dates:
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1996-2006
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-586
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the Lemelson Center exhibitions Nobel Voices: Celebrating 100 Years of the Nobel Prize and Invention at Play. Nobel Voices: Celebrating 100 Years of the Nobel Prize explored the motivation and vision of Nobel laureates and the history of Alfred Bernhard Nobel and his prize. Invention at Pla...
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Halkett, James Nicol, 1895-1953
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1924-1951
- Size:
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2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1455
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the life and work of engineer and inventor James Nicol Halkett.
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Lindahl, Lisa
- Dates:
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2001-2003
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1352
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the creation and marketing of the Compressure Comfort Bra, a bra designed to alleviate pain for women who have had breast cancer. The bra was developed in 2000 by Lisa Lindahl with physical therapist, Lesli Bell.