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Exploring SCARC: Lavoisier’s Traité élémentaire de chimie

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

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 [...]

Historians and scientists look back at Linus Pauling

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Long-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.

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