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".

11幅影像记录了1951年12月8日美国南加州大学（University of Southern California）化学开放日的现场场景。卡尔·J·迈泽尔斯（Karl J. Mysels）博士正在开展液态空气相关实验；罗伯特·格赖纳（Robert Greiner）为玻璃吹制技师。补充说明如下：“阿德勒——化学开放日相关供稿，附配图。本次活动于星期日举办。昨日，数十名洛杉矶高中生到访美国南加州大学，学习现代科学的基本原理。本次活动由该校化学系主办，美国化学学会（American Chemical Society）学生分会赞助。现场演示环节包括卡罗尔·J·迈泽尔斯（Karol J. Mysels）博士带来的液态空气应用演示：他将浸过液氧的雪茄点燃，数秒内便产生“冒烟”效果，令在场准学生们惊叹不已。随后，他用锤子将一块经液态空气冷冻的橡胶球砸得粉碎，并将一小块经冷冻的橡胶像钉子一样钉入木块中，两块样品均经液态空气冷冻处理。此外还有该系研究生W·L·科斯特的展示环节，以及罗伯特·格赖纳的玻璃吹制表演。南加州大学医学院的哈罗德·米勒博士开展了题为《化学品及其与医学的关系》的讲座，并辅以心脏外科主题影片。本次活动由化学系助理教授詹姆斯·C·沃夫统筹负责。