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Alexander Graham Bell's Voice, Recorded April 15, 1885

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-04-25T15:22:57.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
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Superconducting Super Collider Collection

Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Science, Medicine, and Society  Search this
Extent:
4 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Bumper stickers
Videotapes
Photographs
Clippings
Handbills
Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)
Posters
Place:
Texas -- Environmental protection
Date:
1985-1992
bulk 1987-1989
Summary:
The collection was assembled by Museum curators and documents the efforts of persons in eight states to have the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC), a particle accelerator, built in their state. Also documents efforts in each state to oppose locating the SSC in their state. The collection contains correspondence, press kits, posters, signs, bumper stickers, leaflets, handbills, clippings, photographs, and a videotape.
Scope and Contents:
The collections contains materials documenting the efforts by persons in eight competing states to have the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) built in their state, as well as efforts in each state to oppose locating the SSC within their state. The materials include correspondence, press kits, posters, signs, bumper stickers, leaflets, handbills, clippings, two photographs and one videotape.
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into nine series.

Series 1: Arizona (Ian MacPherson), 1988, undated

Subseries 1.1: Ian McPherson, 1988, undated

Series 2: Colorado (Uriel Nauenberg), 1987

Subseries 2.1: Uriel Nauenberg, 1987-1988

Series 3: Illinois, 1987-1991, undated

Subseries 3.1: Fermi National Laboratory Library/Paula Garrett, undated

Subseries 3.2: David L. Gross, 1988, undated

Subseries 3.3: Sharon Lough, 1988-1991

Subseries 3.4: Stan L. Yonkauski, undated

Series 4: Michigan, 1988-1989

Subseries 4.1: Larry Jones, 1988-1989

Series 5: New York, 1986-1990

Subseries 5.1: Gail Adair, 1987

Subseries 5.2: Mary Lou and Jim Alexander, 1986-1990

Subseries 5.3: Bill Herbert, 1987

Subseries 5.4: Doug McCuen, 1987-1988

Subseries 5.5: Brian L. Petty, 1987-1988

Series 6: North Carolina, 1987

Subseries 6.1: Bill Dunn, 1987

Series 7: Tennessee, 1987-1992

Subseries 7.1: Robert and Pat Sanders, 1987-1992

Subseries 7.2: J. Fred Weinhold, 1987

Series :, Texas, 1985-1990, undated

Subseries 8.1: Representative Joe Barton, undated

Subseries 8.2: Jean Caddel, 1986-1989

Subseries 8.3: Coby Chase, 1985-1989

Subseries 8.4: Red Oak Chamber of Commerce, 1990

Subseries 8.5: Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce, undated

Subseries 8.6: Mari Beth Williams, undated

Series 9: Miscellaneous, 1987-1988
Biographical / Historical:
The Superconducting Super Collider (SSC), if built, would have been the world's most expensive instrument for basic science. It would have allowed physicists to study the collisions of subatomic particles in conditions approximating those of the Big Bang, the beginning of the universe. The SSC design called for a 10-foot wide tunnel to be laid out in an oval pattern similar to a racetrack, approximately 53 miles in circumference and 14 miles in diameter. The tunnel, buried several hundred feet underground, would have contained nearly 10,000 superconducting magnets. Small clusters of buildings located above the tunnel were planned to house the SSC's offices, laboratories, and control facilities. All of these structures would have made the SSC the largest particle accelerator in the world and, at an estimated cost of between $4.4 and $11.8 billion, one of the largest public works projects ever undertaken in the United States.

Physicists planned to use the SSC's superconducting magnets to accelerate two streams of protons (particles with a positive electrical charge that forming part of the nucleus of an atom) to a velocity of 20 trillion electron-volts (TeV) in opposite directions within the tunnel's parallel beam tubes. They would then deflect the two streams into each other and study the particles that were created in the resulting high-speed collisions. From these events, physicists hoped to detect particles never seen before and learn more about the composition of matter.

In January 1987, President Reagan publicly declared his support for the proposed SSC, to be built under the authority of the Department of Energy (DOE). States were invited to submit site proposals for the project, and from the twenty-five states that responded, eight finalists were selected: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

The huge scale of the SSC meant that it would have a significant environmental and cultural impact on the area selected. The SSC would, one source estimated, "require 16,000 acres of donated land, a flow of between 500 and 2,200 gallons of water a minute and up to 250-megawatts of power, as well as accessibility to a major airport, so the world's scientists can fly in and out."1

In many of the finalist states, opponents of the SSC organized and actively campaigned against the project. They raised issues such as the threat to uproot hundreds of people from their homes or create heavy tax and utility burdens. Opponents attended public hearings on SSC issues, distributed leaflets by mail and by hand, and conducted letter-writing campaigns to local politicians. In New York, Citizens Against the Collider Here (CATCH) was able to force the state to withdraw from the competition. Groups in other states learned from the New York group's experiences and used similar techniques in their own campaigns, sometimes adopting the name CATCH. As one CATCH activist recalled, "opponents were not against the SSC or basic sciences, however they did not believe that they should be forced out of their homes for the SSC."2

Supporters of the SSC, on the other hand, addressed the concerns of the citizens by writing editorials or distributing pamphlets responding to particular issues or questions. Prominent city officials and politicians traveled to the proposed sites to discuss the economic and scientific benefits of the SSC, and cities distributed bumper stickers supporting the project. Scientists rebuffed claims that the SSC would produce large amounts of deadly radioactivity and contaminate the entire area. Supporters promised that, "the SSC project would bring federal funding, international prestige, and jobs—starting with 4,500 construction jobs, and later 2,500 full-time research staff positions."3

In November 1988, the Department of Energy declared the winning site to be Ellis County, Texas, southwest of Dallas near the town of Waxahachie. Full-scale construction began three years later with the building of laboratory facilities for the design and manufacture of the SSC's superconducting magnets. Contractors began boring the main tunnel and several vertical access shafts in January 1993.

The anticipated tremendous costs that dogged the project eventually helped undermine it. In June 1992 and again in June 1993, the House voted to cancel funds for the SSC; both times, the Senate restored funding. However, in October 1993 the House rejected the Senate's second restoration, and President Clinton echoed Congress's decision to cancel further work on the SSC. The project received a small budget to support termination activities through 1996. Once the remaining projects were shut down and the scientists and staff dispersed, only several empty buildings in the rural Texas countryside, and fourteen miles of tunnel underneath it, remained of the once-ambitious facility.

At the National Museum of American History, planning for the Science in American Life exhibit—which would examine how science, technology, and American society have intersected over a hundred-year period—began in 1990, at the same time that preparations were being made in Texas to build the Super Collider. Early in the planning phases, Smithsonian curators decided to dedicate a section of the exhibit to the SSC. This section was intended to be a "work in progress" that would change over time as the collider was built, reflecting the current and ongoing debates over the massive machine.

The exhibition design called for using materials donated by both supporters and opponents of the SSC. Early in the exhibit's development the curators began contacting organizations and individuals who both supported and opposed the SSC, asking if they still had materials related to their efforts. Over a two-year period, the curators collected a wide range of items in more than twenty donations, ranging from bumper stickers, t-shirts and hats, to newspaper clippings, maps, and copies of state site proposals.

The design of the SSC portion of the Science in American Life exhibit became permanent with the closing of the SSC in late 1993. The SSC portion now focuses on the roles that special interest groups, protest, and grass-roots political campaigns play in large-scale scientific endeavors. Many of the donated items were included in the exhibit.

Notes

1 DeMott, John S. and J. Madeleine Nash, "Super Push for a Supercollider," Time, April 13, 1987, p. 19, Box 2, Folder 20.

2 "Alexander Narrative," a brief typescript history of the New York CATCH organization, Box 3, Folder 14.

3 Koszczuk, Jackie. "Anti-SSC Felling CATCH-es On Fast," Daily Star News (Fort Worth, Texas), September 17, 1988, p. 4, Box 2, Folder 5.
Related Materials:
When the Superconducting Super Collider entered its termination phase in 1993, the Records Management Department of the project began grouping the official records of the SSC into five "disposition packages." These packages were in various stages of being assembled, shipped, received, and processed for research use and were dispersed to: the Fort Worth Regional Federal Records Center; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ("Fermilab") Archives; Niels Bohr Library, Center for History of Physics, American Institute for Physics; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Archives.
Provenance:
This collection was donated by individuals connected in various ways to the Superconducting Super Collider. The items were donated from personal collections, official files, and the project archives of several different institutions. The donors were Gail Adair, Mary Lou and Dr. Jim Alexander, Representative Joe Barton, Jean Caddel, Coby Chase, Bill Dunn, the Fermi National Laboratory Library, David L. Gross, Bill Herbert, Larry Jones, Sharon Lough, Uriel Nauenberg, Doug McCuen, Ian McPherson, Andrea Miller, Brian L. Petty, the Red Oak Chamber of Commerce, Pat and Dr. Robert Sanders, the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce, J. Fred Weinhold, Mari Beth Williams, and Stan L. Yonkauski. A brief statement identifying donors and their connections to the Superconducting Super Collider accompanies each subseries in the container list.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Environmental impact analysis  Search this
Environmental protection -- Citizen participation  Search this
Superconducting Super Collider  Search this
NIMBY syndrome  Search this
Genre/Form:
Bumper stickers
Videotapes
Photographs -- 1980-2000
Clippings -- 20th century
Handbills
Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)
Posters -- 20th century
Citation:
Superconducting Super Collider Collection, 1985-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0538
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Superconducting Super Collider Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep886b5ecfc-c9b8-4e8c-8c4c-ee8e1622a6d9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0538
Online Media:

Laser Dyes

Maker:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  Search this
Physical Description:
ethyl alcohol (overall material)
organic compounds (overall material)
glass (tubes material)
blue (overall color)
violet (overall color)
magenta (overall color)
pink (overall color)
orange (overall color)
Measurements:
each: 17 cm x 2.5 cm; 6 11/16 in x in
Object Name:
dye samples
laser dye samples
Other Terms:
dye samples; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1984
Subject:
Laser  Search this
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.12
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.12
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Energy & Power
Lasers
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-326b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_714151

Nova laser fusion target alloy glass bell

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name:
Fusion target
laser target
Date made:
1984
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.06
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.06
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6744-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_739733

Nova laser fusion cryotarget

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 1.27 cm
housing: 5 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
Target
laser target
Other Terms:
Target; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1984
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.01
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.01
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4410-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713765
Online Media:

Nova laser beam focus diagnostic target

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
housing: 5 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm
overall: 3 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name:
Target
laser target
Other Terms:
Target; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1984
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.02
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.02
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4411-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713766

Novette diagnostic x-ray grid resolution target

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
housing: 5 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm
overall: 3 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 8.255 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name:
Target
laser target
Other Terms:
Target; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1980-09-18
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.03
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.03
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4412-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713767
Online Media:

Nova shielded disc laser target

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
housing: 5 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm
overall: 3 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name:
Target
laser target
Other Terms:
Target; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1984
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.04
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.04
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4413-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713768
Online Media:

Nova laser fusion pellet with alignment disc

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 3 3/8 in x 1/2 in; 8.5725 cm x 1.27 cm
housing: 5 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
Target
laser target
Other Terms:
Target; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1984
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.05
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.05
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4414-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713769
Online Media:

Nova EOS laser target LP1351

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
housing: 5 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm
overall: 3 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 8.255 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name:
Target
laser target
Other Terms:
Target; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1984
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.07
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.07
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4415-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713771
Online Media:

Nova laser target disc and ball

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 1 1/4 in x 3/4 in; 3.175 cm x 1.905 cm
housing: 5 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
Target
laser target
Other Terms:
Target; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1984
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.08
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.08
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-47b8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713772
Online Media:

Novette X-ray laser target

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 7/8 in; 5.715 cm x 3.175 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
Target, X-Ray Laser
laser target
Other Terms:
Target, X-Ray Laser; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1984-07
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.09
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.09
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-47b9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713773
Online Media:

Novette X-ray laser target

Maker:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 7/8 in; 5.715 cm x 3.175 cm x 2.2225 cm
housing:;
Object Name:
Target, X-Ray Laser
laser target
Other Terms:
Target, X-Ray Laser; Lasers and Masers
Date made:
1984
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ID Number:
1985.0236.10
Accession number:
1985.0236
Catalog number:
1985.0236.10
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-47ba-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713774
Online Media:

Ashok Gadgil Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview

Creator:
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this
Gadgil, Ashok  Search this
Berger, Sondra  Search this
Names:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videotapes
Oral history
Interviews
Date:
1998 January 16
1998 April 28
1996 - 1996
Summary:
Original, master, and reference videos documenting an Innovative Lives presentation and interview with Ashok Gadgil, inventor of the UV Waterworks disinfectant unit.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains original, master, and reference videos, and audio cassettes documenting Ashok Gadgil, inventor of the UV Waterworks, a water purifier.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into four series.

Series 1: Original videos, 1998

Series 2: Master Videos, 1998

Series 3: Reference Videos, 1998

Series 4: Photographs and Slides, 1998
Biographical / Historical:
Ashok Gadgil, was born in India and is a physicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. Gadgil invented the UV Waterworks, a water purifier that provided reliable, inexpensive water disinfection for the world. The UV Waterworks uses ultraviolet light to kill waterborne pathogens (bacteria, viruses, and molds) and thus purify drinking water. The key to this invention is the effect ultraviolet light has on bacteria and viruses--it triggers the formation of peptide bonds between certain nucleic acids in the pathogens' DNA molecules, which robs them of the ability to reproduce and renders them harmless. Water, powered by gravity, flows down through pipes, passing into a tray where it is exposed to twelve seconds of ultraviolet light before it flows out a spigot. Gadgil used sheet metal, UV lamps, and stainless-steel piping to create this invention.
Separated Materials:
UV Water Works Disinfectant unit is located in the Division of Medicine and Science. See accession #: 1998.0158.01.
Provenance:
This video presentation and interview was created by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation on April 28, 1998.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Water -- Bacteriology  Search this
Water -- Ultraviolet treatment  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Ultraviolet radiation  Search this
Physicists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Videotapes -- 1990-2000
Oral history -- 1990-2000
Interviews -- 1980-2000
Citation:
Ashok Gadgil Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0647
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Ashok Gadgil Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep861062837-8187-46c4-8943-4c28529b603a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0647
Online Media:

Sample of Plutonium-239

Referenced:
Segre, Emilio  Search this
Seaborg, Glenn T.  Search this
Kennedy, Joseph W.  Search this
Wahl, Arthur C.  Search this
Lewis, G. N.  Search this
University of California, Berkeley  Search this
Maker:
Segre, Emilio  Search this
Seaborg, Glenn  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
platinum (plate material)
wood (cigar box material)
Measurements:
box (closed): 90 cm x 19 cm x 15.9 cm; 35 7/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in
disc: 1.5 cm; 9/16 in
Object Name:
chemical sample, plutonium 239, first isolated
Place Made:
United States: California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Referenced:
United States: California, Berkeley
United States: California
United States: Illinois, Chicago
United States: Illinois
United States: Washington, Hanford
United States: Washington
Date made:
1941-05-21
Associated Date:
1941-05-29
Related Publication:
Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures
Credit Line:
Glenn T. Seaborg and Emilio Segre
ID Number:
EM.N-09384
Catalog number:
N-09384
Accession number:
272669
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Modern Physics
Energy & Power
Science & Mathematics
National Treasures exhibit
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9384-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_700803

Digital technology allows Alexander Graham Bell’s 1880s disc recordings to be played again

Creator:
Smithsonian Insider  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:44:56 +0000
Topic:
Science  Search this
See more posts:
Smithsonian Insider
Data Source:
Smithsonian Insider
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_152c104c179d749d01c93a5cb0b76faa

Integral Compact Fluorescent Lamp

Maker:
Interlectric Corporation  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
glass (overall material)
mercury (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 in; 21.59 cm x 6.35 cm x 5.08 cm
Object Name:
fluorescent lamp
discharge lamp
Other Terms:
discharge lamp; Fluorescent
Date made:
ca 1987
Date made:
ca. 1987
Related Publication:
Eisen , Victoria; Griffin, Kelley. Fluorescents at Home: A Cheap, Well-Lighted Place.
staff. New Products at a Glance.
Lighting A Revolution
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ID Number:
1992.0553.01
Catalog number:
1992.0553.01
Accession number:
1992.0553
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Energy & Power
Exhibition:
Lighting a Revolution
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-3a55-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_995201
Online Media:

Circuit Board For Electronic Ballast

Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
Object Name:
Light Bulb
lamp ballast
Date made:
ca 1990
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ID Number:
1992.0553.02
Catalog number:
1992.0553.02
Accession number:
1992.0553
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7b23-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_995202
Online Media:

Modular Compact Fluorescent Lamp

Maker:
Janmar  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
glass (overall material)
mercury (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 in x 4 in; 17.78 cm x 10.16 cm
Object Name:
fluorescent lamp
discharge lamp
Other Terms:
discharge lamp; Fluorescent
Date made:
ca 1987
Date made:
ca. 1987
Related Publication:
Lighting A Revolution
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ID Number:
1992.0553.03
Catalog number:
1992.0553.03
Accession number:
1992.0553
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Energy & Power
Exhibition:
Lighting a Revolution
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7e60-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_995203

Integral Compact Fluorescent Lamp

Physical Description:
glass (part material)
tungsten (part material)
brass (part material)
plastic (part material)
mercury (part material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 3/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 11.43 cm
Object Name:
fluorescent lamp
Other Terms:
Fluorescent
Date made:
1985
Credit Line:
from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ID Number:
1992.0553.04
Catalog number:
1992.0553.04
Accession number:
1992.0553
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Energy & Power
Electric Lamps
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7e61-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_995204
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