Chemistry open house (University of Southern California), 1951

11 images. Chemistry open house (University of Southern California), 8 December 1951. Doctor Karl J. Mysels experiments with liquid air; Robert Greiner (glass blower).; Supplementary material reads: "Adler -- Assign. Chemistry open house. Illustrated. Sunday. Basic principles of modern science were presented to scores of Los Angeles high school youths yesterday at the University of Southern California. The occasion was an open house program given by the University's chemistry department and sponsored by the student affiliate of the American Chemical Society. Demonstrations included one by Dr. Karol J. Mysels on the utilization of liquid air during which he startled prospective students by 'smoking' a liquid oxygen-soaked cigar in a matter of seconds. Later, he smashed a rubber ball to bits with a hammer and drove a small piece of rubber into a block of wood like a nail. Both had been 'frozen' by liquid air. W.L. Korst, graduate student in the department, and a glass blowing exhibition by Robert Greiner. Dr. Harold Miller, of the SC School of Medicine, delivered a lecture on 'Chemicals and Their Relationship to Medicine', supplemented by a film on cardiac surgery. Dr. James C. Warf, assistant professor of chemistry, was in charge of the program".本数据集共收录11张照片，记录了1951年12月8日南加州大学（University of Southern California）化学开放日的活动现场。活动中卡尔·J·迈塞尔斯博士（Karl J. Mysels）正在开展液态空气相关实验，罗伯特·格赖纳（Robert Greiner）为现场玻璃吹制工。 补充说明文本记载："阿德勒——负责化学开放日相关统筹工作。附实拍配图。本次周日活动于昨日举办，数十名洛杉矶高中生到访南加州大学，学习现代科学基础原理。本次活动由该校化学系主办，美国化学会（American Chemical Society）学生分会赞助。实验演示环节包括卡尔·J·迈塞尔斯博士带来的液态空气应用实验：他将浸过液态氧的雪茄点燃，数秒内便冒出烟雾，令在场准新生惊叹不已。随后他用锤子将一块经液态空气冷冻的橡胶球砸得粉碎，还将一小块冷冻橡胶像钉子一样钉入木块中。化学系研究生W·L·科斯特（W.L. Korst）参与了本次活动的相关工作，同时现场还有罗伯特·格赖纳的玻璃吹制展示。南加州大学医学院的哈罗德·米勒博士（Harold Miller）开展了题为《化学品及其与医学的关系》的讲座，并辅以心脏外科手术相关影片。本次活动由化学系助理教授詹姆斯·C·沃夫博士（James C. Warf）统筹负责。