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Baseline: The Chemist

  • 1977
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This film from the American Chemical Society showcases the skills of the chemist with artful shots of chemical reactions, laboratory procedures, and instruments, and free verse, first-person narration connecting the chemist to the deep truths of the universe.

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Donated to the Science History Institute by the American Chemical Society in 1983.
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  • 16m 30s
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Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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American Chemical Society. “Baseline: The Chemist.” 16Mm (photographic film size), 1977. American Chemical Society Audiovisual Collection. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/x8peubh.

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