Polymers and People: An Informal History
A history of polymer science, from the discovery of these molecular giants to the achievements that brought us plastic, synthetic rubber, nylon, and many other essential everyday products.

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Robert Burns Woodward and the Art of Organic Synthesis
This exhibit explored the life and work of Robert Burns Woodward, master of synthetic organic chemistry. Woodward used new instruments and theories to understand naturally occurring molecules and synthesize them in the lab, profoundly influencing our ability to produce affordable life-saving pharmaceuticals.

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Scaling Up: Science, Engineering, and the American Chemical Industry
Scaling Up paid tribute to the chemists, engineers, and industrialists who transform laboratory discoveries into large-scale production processes. Topics included petroleum cracking, penicillin production, and computer-aided design.

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Structures of Life
The story of how instrumentation helped chemistry and biology merge in the new sciences of molecular biology and biotechnology. Subjects included early microscopes, electron microscopes, X-ray crystallography, proteins, DNA, and viruses.

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