Emma Perry Carr (1880-1972)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0364]

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0364

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Summary

After earning her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, Emma Perry Carr (1880-1972) taught in the department of chemistry at Mount Holyoke College until becoming professor emeritus in 1946. A pioneer in work on simple unsaturated hydrocarbons and on absorption spectra, Carr received the American Chemical Society's Francis P. Garvan Medal in 1937.

Subject

  • Carr, Emma P (Emma Perry) 1880-1972
  • University of Chicago
  • American Chemical Society
  • Mount Holyoke College

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0364

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

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Topic

  • Chemistry
  • Women scientists

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Black-and-white photographs

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SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0364]

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