Well, I guess we are a couple of hopeless technology wonks, but on a
recent trip to Florence I went to the Museum of Science and Technology
and got all misty-eyed standing at the end of a display case and looking
into Galileo's telescope. Lots of his original equipment was there, all
of it imported from the world's best craftsmen, with beautiful wood
inlay and brass trim. It looked like Galileo's science was as expensive
as ours!
I also had a lunatic moment at the University of Utah surplus property
warehouse where I coveted an old electron microscope. It was all enamel
and chrome and reminded one of a 1954 Plymouth.
So if I ever get to London, Robert, you will find me at the technology
museum getting misty about DNA structure models.
Linda
Robert Moritz wrote:
>
> Dear Ken,
> Have you tried any technology museums in your state or does your
> University have a technology display? During a trip last year in which I
> stopped by in London, I went to the technology museum and say a
> wonderful display of items donated by various Institutes and
> Universities in the UK. To see the original models of the DNA structure
> manufactured from steel sheets, as shown in the original photo, and the
> models by Max Perutz was fantastic to say the least. But, to also see
> some of the instruments that were designed in those times like an early
> model Mass Spectrometer (huge beast) and many others I think made the
> display really worthwhile. Needless to say, there was also a HP-85 and
> an ABI 380A on display as well which we still use here! So,I would try
> to urge you to try hard to use this in a display somewhere as it may
> only be one of a handful left in the world.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Robert Moritz
> Joint Protein Structure Laboratory
> Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth D. Hapner [mailto:khapner@montana.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, 18 June 1998 12:09
> To: Robert Moritz
> Subject: old amino acid analyzer
>
> Dear abrfers: Does anyone have use for or know how to honorably retire
> (dispose is too crude) a Beckman 120C amino acid analyzer of
> approximately
> 1972 vintage? It is in good condition although not operated for several
> years. Does it have any value beyond nostalgic? Please respond if you
> can
> offer advise.
> Ken Hapner
> Montana State University
> khapner@montana.edu
>
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>
> Kenneth D. Hapner
> Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
> Montana State University
> Bozeman, MT 59717-0310
> khapner@montana.edu
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