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...National Jewish Hospital has as director of its research laboratory Harry John Corper, Chicago-born pathologist. He has as co-worker Nao Uyei, U. S.-educated Japanese organic chemist. The two pottered around with sputum, acids, dyes and mediums on which bacteria grow. And eventually they found that sulphuric or hydrochloric acid would best dissolve the elements of the sputum undesirable in isolating the tuberculosis bacteria, that crystal violet dye best brought out the shape of the germs, that they flourished best on a chunk of potato. Now practically every tuberculosis hunter uses their test...
...when the American Institute of Chemists last week pondered upon which one of the Garvans to give their medal 'for noteworthy and outstanding service to the science of chemistry and the profession of Chemist in America," there was no intelligent solution except to give it to them jointly...
...Editor-Chemist Edwin Emery Slosson, 63, a man discreetly sought after because his Science Service at Washington rewrites scientific reports in popular language and despatches them to the country's newspapers...
...Chemist Arthur Amos Noyes, 62, of California Tech, retiring president of the Association. His direction of the Gates Chemical Laboratory at Pasadena is a prototype for the successful management of an educational institution...
Rubber. This is a chemist's way from coal to rubber: coal, coke, calcium carbide, acetone, isoprene, rubber."This artificial rubber is still much more expensive: than vegetable rubber, nor can it yet be vulcanized...