Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday physicist katherine burr blodgett katherineburrblodgett general electric research laboratories generalelectricresearchlaboratories ge 1938 woman scientist physics chemistry laboratory experiment female scientist femalescientist lab equipment labequipment uniform glasses blodgett smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience 2009 private 20th century - mid 20thcenturymid blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: In 1938, when this publicity photograph was taken, physicist Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979) worked at General Electric Research Laboratories, where she did important research in surface chemistry and thin films. She received the American Chemical Society's Garvan Medal in 1951. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: 1938 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2007-0282 Description: In 1938, when this publicity photograph was taken, physicist Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979) worked at General Electric Research Laboratories, where she did important research in surface chemistry and thin films. She received the American Chemical Society's Garvan Medal in 1951. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: 1938 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2007-0282 |