Subject:

Worner, Ruby Kathryn 1900-1995  Search this

United States National Bureau of Standards  Search this

University of Chicago  Search this

Physical description:

Photographic prints; 10 x 8

Type:

Black-and-white photographs

Summary:

Dr. Ruby K. Worner (b. 1900) had been educated at the University of Chicago (B.S., 1921; M.S., 1922; Ph.D. in chemistry, 1925) and worked in the textile laboratories at the U.S. National Bureau of Standards from 1929 to 1940. She is shown demonstrating a machine that measured the resistance of different materials to creasing, that is, to the amount of <U+0080>́<U+009C>spring<U+0080>́<U+009D> in the material.

Cite as:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-135, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2015-004747

Repository Loc.:

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Topic:

Testing-machines  Search this

Textile fabrics  Search this

Chemistry  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 06-135 [SIA2015-004747]

Restrictions & Rights:

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

Copyright Not Evaluated

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_386898