| Home_Gyms_FAQ Answers to frequently asked questions about building and using a home wall compiled from rec.climbing. |
| Indoor_Climbing Topics for climbing training ranging from exercise to nutrition. Home Wall information. A list of gyms in North America. The Cyber Climber climbing game. |
| Linseth_Climbing_Wall_at_Cornell Contains the email address of someone injured at the Linseth wall, looking for others with similar experiences. |
| Metolius_Climbing_How_To\'s How to: Build A Climbing Wall, Use & Install Campus Boards, Use A Fingerboard, Install Inset Holds, Install A Climbing Simulator, Use A Climbing Simulator. Pages on training routines. |
| rockcomps Home of the American Bouldering Series. Competition results. Schedules. Photos. |
| Southern_Indoor_Bouldering_League UK-based competitive bouldering league. Schedule of competitions. News and results. |
| StephenWilliamson_com An article on making your own polyster resin climbing holds. |
| Stupid_Guide_to_Climbing@Home Includes guides to building a home wall, route setting, and making your own crashpad. |
| Epinions__Scooters Reviews and advice on scooters. |
| Scooter_FAQ Frequently asked beginner questions about motorscooters, such as Vespa, Honda, Lambretta, Yamaha, Bajaj. |
| Scooter_Forum Forum for go-ped gas scooters, vespa scooters, aquascooters and other fun gas powered things. |
| Scooter_Trader Monthly listing of these machines including parts, accessories and events. Part of Scootering Magazine. |
| The_Scooters_Report Articles about gas powered and electric scooters. |
| Scoot_net Free classifieds for vintage motorscooters. |
| Scootz_tk Providing information on products, news and reviews, events, tips, forum, galleries of pictures. |
| V_is_for_Voltage Personal electric vehicle forum. Features news, classifieds, dealers, and product coverage. |
| Adventure_Consultants Mountaineering expeditions and treks to the Himalaya, Antarctica and South America. (Wanaka, New Zealand) |
| Adventures_International Mountaineering expeditions, private guiding and scheduled tours. Operates internationally. (Hood River, Oregon) |
| Alpes_Exploration Rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, and ski mountaineering worldwide. Image Gallery. (Chamonix, France) |
| Alpine_Ascents_International Mountaineering instruction and guided expeditions to the seven summits. Operates internationally. (Seattle, Washington) |
| Ang_Rita_Trek_and_Expedition Organizes trekking, peak climbing, and Everest expeditions in Nepal and Tibet. (Kathmandu, Nepal) |
| Austen,_Peter Personal guiding, including rock and alpine climbing, worldwide. Also offers motivational speaking. (Prince George, Canada) |
| Basecamp_Mountain_Adventures Offering expeditions to the Himalaya, Karakorum and the Andes, ski tours and safaris, and school trips to the Alps. (United Kingdom) |
| Chamonix_Alpine_Adventures Rock, alpine, and ski mountaineering instruction and guided ascents in France, Italy and the USA (Chamonix, France) |
| Cosley_and_Houston_Alpine_Guides Rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering guiding and instruction. Offers special programs for the deaf. Operates internationally. (Bishop, California) |
| Destination_Africa_Tours Guided expeditions of Mount Kilimanjaro. (Pretoria, South Africa) |
| Expeditions_International Offering international expeditions as well as climbing instruction and guiding for rock climbing and ice climbing. (Boulder, Colorado) |
| Explorer_Outdoor_Specialist Information about mountaineering, hiking, ski, and rock climbing tours around Mount Ararat. (Ankara, Turkey) |
| Field_Touring Climbing, trekking & skiing expeditions to Aconcagua, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum II, Spantik, Las Lenas, mera peak and k2 base camp. |
| Guiding_Light_Mountain_Guides Guiding for mountaineering and rock climbing. Operates internationally. (Leeds, United Kingdom) |
| High_Country_Expeditions Mountaineering guiding and instruction. Operates internationally. (Twizel, New Zealand) |
| Himalayan_Experience Guided expeditions of Everest, Ama Dablam, Cho Oyo, and Shishapangma. (London, United Kingdom) |
| Hot_Rock_Global_Challenge Running an around the world rock climbing expedition. Trip is sold in stages. Includes updates, pictures and a forum. |
| International_Mountain_Climbing_School Ice climbing, rock climbing, and mountaineering instruction and guiding. Operates internationally. (North Conway, New Hampshire) |
| International_Mountain_Guides Mountaineering guiding on peaks worldwide. Information on the Mallory and Irvine Everest Expedition. (Ashford, Washington) |
| Iran_Caravanserai Climbing packages in the Zagros and Alborz mountain chains in Iran. Includes general area information. Contents in English, German, and French. |
| Jagged_Globe Guided expeditions to the seven summits. Winter climbing courses in Scotland and ice climbing courses in Canada. (Bristol, United Kingdom) |
| Kilimanjaro_Expedition_Safaris Route and price information for guided climbs of Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Mount Meru, as well as Oldonyo Lengai mountain trekking. (location unknown) |
| Malta_Rock_Climbing Rock climbing instruction and guiding. (Birkirkara, Malta) |
| Mountain_Madness Mountaineering instruction and guiding. Operates internationally. (Seattle, Washington) |
Drawing by Carla Diana (ME '89). All rights reserved.
This page is dedicated to remembering the chemical experimentation of Peter
Cooper, the founder of the Cooper Union
for the Advancement of Science and Art . Peter Cooper was a self-taught
engineer, beloved philanthropist, presidential candidate and founder of
the Cooper Union in New York City (the nation's first free institution
of higher learning).
Cooper had a number of patents and inventions to his credit. Builder
and inventor of the famous "Tom Thumb" protoytpe locomotive, which was
used to demonstrate the potential of steam-powered rail transport to leaders
of the American transportation industry, he also obtained the very first
American patent for the manufacture of gelatin (1845). He subsequently
established a number of other patents for its manufacture and established
manufacturing standards for its production. Some time later (1895), Pearl
B. Wait, a cough syrup manufacturer, bought the patent from Peter Cooper
and adapted Cooper's gelatin dessert into an entirely prepackaged form,
which his wife, May David Wait, named "Jell-O." The rest is history...
Lest we forget the ultimate origins of everybody's favorite food (even
more popular than SPAM, believe it or not), the following pages are dedicated
to presenting some archived information on his gelatin patents, the marketing
of his gelatin products, and the manufacturing processes he developed.
Original copies of all materials presented here can be examined in the
Cooper Archives, which are located in the Cooper
Union Library .
Since this page was originally established, those fine folks at the
Kraft
Foods Corporation have set up a wonderful History
of Jell-O Page. Their page has a nice salute to Peter Cooper at its
very beginning. Check it out!
You may also enjoy the Joys
of Jell-O web site, especially if you are looking for recipes...
On to the first page
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at topper@cooper.edu
.
More
information about Peter Cooper can be found here.
Click here to go to the Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering Home Page.
This WWW resource was created on a Power Macintosh. 
These pages were first composed and posted on the Internet on April
7, 1997.
©1997,1998,1999,2000 Robert Q. Topper. All rights reserved.
