An interview with Nobel Prize winning chemist Geoffrey Wilkinson, conducted by an unknown interviewer. Wilkinson discusses the many achievements and chemical discoveries of his long career in inorganic chemistry,…

A recording of the awards ceremony for the Plastics Hall of Fame in 1998.

Promotional video for the National Parks and Conservation Association (renamed the National Parks Conservation Association in 2002), a nonpartisan and independent organization devoted to protecting the United States'…

This documentary produced by the American Peptide Society covers scientific discoveries about peptides, starting with organic chemist Emil Fischer synthesizing the first peptide in the early 1900s. The video includes…

Moore's Law at 40 was a symposium held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) on May 12-13, 2005 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation and publication of Moore's Law. The…

A slate of speakers at an American Society for Mass Spectrometry event talk about their experiences working in liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry in the 1960s and 70s. The speakers are Bruce A. Thompson, Jack…

This video from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers instructs members how to nominate a location, item, or structure for designation as a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark.

Part of the BIO 2004 conference in San Francisco, hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization. The video begins with an introduction by Arnold Thackray, who then presents the 2004 Biotechnology Heritage Award to…

A promotional film about the scientific instruments company, SmithKline Beckman, which emphasizes their role in environmental, biochemical, and medical science, as well as founder Arnold O. Beckman's philanthropy.

A promotional film for the scientific instrument company SmithKline Beckman, which emphasizes how their instruments are used in the field of biochemistry.

This panel discussion was the afternoon portion of a day-long symposium on the development of biotechnology, specifically covering the 1950s through 1980s. This symposium was presented jointly by the Chemical Heritage…

Raw footage of an interview with Nobel laureate Christian Anfinsen, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with enzymes in 1972. Footage from this conversation was used in the "Molecular Architecture" episode…

This is the second session of a day-long symposium on the development of biotechnology, specifically covering the 1950s through 1980s. This symposium was presented jointly by the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the…

This is the first session of a day-long symposium on the development of biotechnology, specifically covering the 1950s through 1980s. This symposium was presented jointly by the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the…

Part of a series designed to educate viewers about different careers, this installment focuses on pharmacist and pharmacy tech roles and their educational and skill requirements.

Raw footage of an interview with Glenn Seaborg about the periodic table and his discovery of new transuranium elements. The interview is conducted by two different unidentified men. This tape is a "window dub" of raw…

This video explains the process of catalysis: using a catalyst to increase the rate of a chemical reaction. It argues that this process is good for the environment because it will reduce the production toxic of…

This video presents the Environmental Protection Agency's National Lake Survey, conducted in the early 1980s as part of the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program. The goals of the survey were to see which of…

The MIT-Lemelson Awards are presented to American inventors and innovators by the program of the same name, a partnership between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Lemelson Foundation. The 1998 awards…

Promotional video for the non-profit organization, Delaware Valley Science Fairs, which hosts a regional science fair for students from Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Southern New Jersey.

This is a sales video for Pitchford Scientific Instrument Corporation's Portaspec, a portable x-ray spectrometer. A traveling field service representative for a steel company discusses the instrument's features and…

An unedited version of a discussion between science educators Ron Tempest, Bill Bleam, and Joseph S. Schmuckler about the changes in chemistry education in the later half of the 20th century. In particular, they focus…

A promotional video celebrating the namesakes of spaces and programs at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute). This video was created for the opening of the Chemical Heritage Foundation's…

A promotional video created to celebrate the opening of the Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute) at its new location in Center City, Philadelphia in 2000.