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'''Havemeyer Hall''' is the home of the [[Chemistry Department]]. It was the vision of chemist [[Charles Frederick Chandler]], and was funded by his friend Theodore Havemeyer ([[School of Mines]] Class of [[1868]]) in honor of his father, Frederick Christian Havemeyer ([[Columbia College]] Class of [[1825]]). The family made its fortune in the sugar industry. The building was built between [[1896]] and [[1898]]. | '''Havemeyer Hall''' is the home of the [[Chemistry Department]]. It was the vision of chemist [[Charles Frederick Chandler]], and was funded by his friend Theodore Havemeyer ([[School of Mines]] Class of [[1868]]) in honor of his father, Frederick Christian Havemeyer ([[Columbia College]] Class of [[1825]]). The family made its fortune in the sugar industry. The building was built between [[1896]] and [[1898]]. | ||
| − | Research done here has led to seven [[Nobel Prize]]s. The first was awarded in [[1934]] to [[Harold Clayton Urey]], whose research in Havemeyer led to the discovery of deuterium in 1931. Urey's old office (622) is occupied by Professor Louis E. Brus, the Samuel Latham Mitchell Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Chemical Engineering. | + | Research done here has led to seven [[Nobel Prize]]s. The first was awarded in [[1934]] to [[Harold Clayton Urey]], whose research in Havemeyer led to the discovery of deuterium in [[1931]]. Urey's old office (622) is occupied by Professor [[Louis E. Brus]], the Samuel Latham Mitchell Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Chemical Engineering. |
[[Havemeyer 309|Room 309]], a huge lecture hall that is the building's centerpiece, is famous for being featured in a number of films. | [[Havemeyer 309|Room 309]], a huge lecture hall that is the building's centerpiece, is famous for being featured in a number of films. | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 28 August 2007
Havemeyer Hall is the home of the Chemistry Department. It was the vision of chemist Charles Frederick Chandler, and was funded by his friend Theodore Havemeyer (School of Mines Class of 1868) in honor of his father, Frederick Christian Havemeyer (Columbia College Class of 1825). The family made its fortune in the sugar industry. The building was built between 1896 and 1898.
Research done here has led to seven Nobel Prizes. The first was awarded in 1934 to Harold Clayton Urey, whose research in Havemeyer led to the discovery of deuterium in 1931. Urey's old office (622) is occupied by Professor Louis E. Brus, the Samuel Latham Mitchell Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Chemical Engineering.
Room 309, a huge lecture hall that is the building's centerpiece, is famous for being featured in a number of films.
Exhibits
The east end of Haveyemer's main corridor was once devoted to Chandler's Chemical Museum, which held every inorganic salt known at the time and a collection of more than 4000 organic compounds, 1000 of them first developed in Columbia laboratories, as well as vegetable, petroleum and essential oils; explosives dating back to the Civil War; tanning and fertilizer exhibits; resins, varnishes, and pigments; a comprehensive electrochemical exhibit; colloids; a collection showing the history of ceramic arts; a set of early-19th century apothecary jars; a collection of the earliest photographs; and an exhibit of "rare earths". There was also a set of pre-World War I German dyes. The Chandler Museum collection was the only one available for use by the U.S. government for standards after German dye patents were confiscated during the war. Much of the content of the museum survives, though only a small portion is on display in Havemeyer's corridors.
See also
- Havemeyer on the online campus tour
- Havemeyer on the National Historic Chemical Landmarks website
- 100 Years of History in Havemeyer - Columbia University Record November 1, 1996 -- Vol. 22, No. 8 ]
Map
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