Tuesday, July 1, 2008: 9:05 AM-12:00 PM
Emerald II (Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center)
History of Chemistry
Join us for a lively discussion of the people, places, events, and equipment, that formed the field of chemistry from antiquity to the present day.
Sponsor: ACS Division of the History of Chemistry
Presiders:Fiona Case
Marjorie E. Adams
9:05 AMJohn Adams, Saltpeter, and Black Powder. A Lighthearted Look at Some Colonial Chemistry
John J. Fortman
9:50 AMGreen Fluorescent Protein: From Basic Science to Biotechnology
Marc Zimmer
10:20 AMBreak
10:40 AMA Brief and Personal History of Instrumentation as a Key Driver for Progress In Chemistry and Related Disciplines
Irving Goldman
11:20 AMHistory of African American Women Chemists Project the Unknown Work of These Women
Jeannette E. Brown

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