The Nature of the Mechanical Bond: From Molecules to Machines
Artifact SeriesDomestic Gifts
Artifact IDDO.126670
Object Type
Textbook
Author
Carson J. Bruns
(American)
Author
Sir James Fraser Stoddart
(British, 1942 - 2024)
Gifter
Sir James Fraser Stoddart
Date
2017
Medium
paper, ink
DimensionsOverall - 3D H 11 3/8 in x W 9 7/8 in x D 1 3/4 in (28.9 cm x 25.1 cm x 4.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionA hardcover book with a front cover featuring an image of a mechanical bond silver rod with green balls floating in the middle of a red circular band.
Inscriptions and MarkingsInscribed on dedication page: DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA / YOU ARE MY PRESIDENT, AND THE / PRESIDENT OF MY GENERATION. THANK / YOU FOR THE HARD WORK YOU HAVE DONE / FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND HELPING TO KEEP / THE VERY BEST SCIENCE ALIVE IN THE U.S. / SINCERELY [co-author's signature]
Inscribed on title page: To President Barack Obama, / These past eight years / you have raised the bar as / President of the United States / to awesome heights of accomplishment. / Thank you for your service / to our country and to / all things that are dear / to those of us who share / the American Dream with you. / [co-author's signature] 30 November 2026
Historical NoteReceived on the occasion of a meeting between President Barack Obama and 2016 Nobel Laureates in the Oval Office on November 30, 2016.Custodial History / ProvenanceThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Barack Obama during the Obama Administration. It was received through the Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library.Additional DetailsNational Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesDomestic Gifts (National Archives Identifier 66540613)
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