by Kelsey Kennedy Oregon State’s Valley Library is home to many resources, including the Special Collections and Archives Research Center (SCARC). There, students (and the curious-at-large) can find archives covering the university’s history, as well as a number of rare books, many of which are notable in the history of science. The two volumes [...]
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Exploring SCARC: Lavoisier’s Traité élémentaire de chimie
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013Historians and scientists look back at Linus Pauling
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011Long-time OSU historians Mina Carson and Mary Jo Nye (emerita) contributed to a fascinating OPB documentary on chemist and activist Linus Pauling. It includes substantial discussion of the science, the political controversies, and his partnership with Ava Helen Pauling.
