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Rediscovery of the Elements

Interactive DVD documenting the research by Dr. James and Virginia Marshall to trace the history of the elements in the periodic table. It includes biographical information on the scientists who discovered each of the elements, notes about each of the elements with photos, periodic tables, maps and photographs of the cities where elements were discovered, a timeline of discoveries, written articles about the research, and other background documentation.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Althofen, Austria and Auer von Welsbach (open access)

Rediscovery of the Elements: Althofen, Austria and Auer von Welsbach

Article recounting a visit to sites related to Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach, discoverer of lutetium and ytterbium and inventor of the incandescent "Welsbach mantle." Maps and tourist information are provided regarding the Welsbach Museum in Treibach, Austria.
Date: Spring 2002
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Paracelsus (open access)

Rediscovery of the Elements: Paracelsus

Article describing the career and discoveries of Phillippus Aureolus Theophrastus Paracelsus Bombastus von Hohenheim. Tourist information regarding locations important to his life are visited and discussed.
Date: Winter 2005
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Phosphorus (open access)

Rediscovery of the Elements: Phosphorus

Article describing the discovery of phosphorus in 1669 by an alchemist searching for the philosopher's stone, and its use a century later by Lavoisier to help usher in the era of modern chemistry. Tourist information regarding sites pertinent to this history are included.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library