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Ashok Gadgil Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview

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Innovative Lives Presentation
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Object Details

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GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep861062837-8187-46c4-8943-4c28529b603a
Creator
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Gadgil, Ashok
Berger, Sondra
Names
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Topic
Water -- Bacteriology
Water -- Ultraviolet treatment
Water -- Purification
Ultraviolet radiation
Physicists
Provenance
This video presentation and interview was created by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation on April 28, 1998.
Creator
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Gadgil, Ashok
Berger, Sondra
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Ashok Gadgil Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview
Summary
Original, master, and reference videos documenting an Innovative Lives presentation and interview with Ashok Gadgil, inventor of the UV Waterworks disinfectant unit.
Biographical / Historical
Ashok Gadgil, was born in India and is a physicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. Gadgil invented the UV Waterworks, a water purifier that provided reliable, inexpensive water disinfection for the world. The UV Waterworks uses ultraviolet light to kill waterborne pathogens (bacteria, viruses, and molds) and thus purify drinking water. The key to this invention is the effect ultraviolet light has on bacteria and viruses--it triggers the formation of peptide bonds between certain nucleic acids in the pathogens' DNA molecules, which robs them of the ability to reproduce and renders them harmless. Water, powered by gravity, flows down through pipes, passing into a tray where it is exposed to twelve seconds of ultraviolet light before it flows out a spigot. Gadgil used sheet metal, UV lamps, and stainless-steel piping to create this invention.
Extent
0.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
Date
1998 January 16
1998 April 28
1996 - 1996
Custodial History
The collection was transferred from the Lemelson Center to the Archives Center on June 2, 1998.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0647
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videotapes
Oral history
Interviews
Citation
Ashok Gadgil Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
The collection is divided into four series. Series 1: Original videos, 1998 Series 2: Master Videos, 1998 Series 3: Reference Videos, 1998 Series 4: Photographs and Slides, 1998
Processing Information
Processed by Alison Oswald, 2006.
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Existence and Location of Copies
Original videos digitized in 2014. See repository for details.
Genre/Form
Videotapes -- 1990-2000
Oral history -- 1990-2000
Interviews -- 1980-2000
Scope and Contents
This collection contains original, master, and reference videos, and audio cassettes documenting Ashok Gadgil, inventor of the UV Waterworks, a water purifier.
Restrictions
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
Separated Materials
UV Water Works Disinfectant unit is located in the Division of Medicine and Science. See accession #: 1998.0158.01.
NMAH.AC.0647
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep861062837-8187-46c4-8943-4c28529b603a
NMAH.AC.0647
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1503512052595-1503512052598-0

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