Glass, laboratory
Object number94.88.13
Manufacturer
Gulf Research and Development Company
MediumGlass; Ink; Cotton
Credit LineGift of William Collins King
DescriptionCylindrical colorless lab glass. One protrudance with three bubbled glass in side. Three outside spouts, with cotton stuffed in two of them.Dimensions10 x 22 in. (25.4 x 55.9 cm)Label TextAndrew and R.B. Mellon sought to unite business and academia. To improve their business interests, the Mellon brothers brought chemist Robert Duncan to Pittsburgh in 1906 through the invitation of University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Samuel B. McCormick. This partnership produced the Mellon Institute, a research facility that linked academia and industry. Other Mellon financed companies, such as Alcoa, followed suit and opened research and development departments. As the 20th century progressed, those companies that emphasized research had an increased chance at success. George Westinghouse understood this, his on-going battle with Thomas Edison over the development of electrical current and other scientific inquiries reinforced the importance of R&D. The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company’s extensive research into the Mazda incandescent lamp (light bulbs) is displayed in the journal of employee R.L. Hunt.
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Ventex Technology, Inc.
The United States Aluminum Company
