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Caricature of Charles Phelps Smyth (1895-1990)

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Caricature of American chemist Charles Phelps Smyth (1895-1990) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A recipient of the Medal of Freedom (1947), Smyth worked in the National Bureau of Standards and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I and on the Manhattan Project and the Alsos Mission during World War II.

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  • 11.75 in. H x 9.75 in. W
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Weller, J.C. “Caricature of Charles Phelps Smyth (1895-1990).” Watercolor (paint), 1931. Photographs and Ephemera from the Records of the Chemists' Club, Box 4. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/k643b249d.

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