My last blog posting was on October 10, 2025 when I needed to focus on my research and writing for my classwork. I will endeavor to be more diligent. I have posted 225 blogs, although a few have just been summaries. This blog number 226 is a table of the prior blogs by topic, date,…
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I am in 7th Heaven, or maybe a kid in a candy shop. I have found in one book entries for 1,594 asbestos-related documents published prior to 1930. In the below New York Library reference book published in 1929, number 788 of the 1,594 documents discusses the work on asbestos by Pliny the Elder, and…
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As I consider how to structure my History PhD student projects, I want to ensure that I stay focused on asbestos related issues as much as possible. As such, I will periodically publish those projects that keep my feet to the ground and direct me to my ultimate goal; that is, locate and disseminate asbestos…
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To my friends. As I am up to 220 or so blogs, and my historical blogs get a fair amount of comments and discussion, below is my table of blogs with the blog number, title, date, and URL links. If you are researching specific issues or just trying to get a leg up on history…
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I have previously blogged on investigating trade names, either in the abstract or directly (see https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=10781). Because such identification of the product and manufacturer is key to almost all asbestos-related issues, I wanted once again to provide a road map to anyone investigating this to complete an inspection, prepare a plan, commit to budget, or…
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As I continue my efforts to help educate those who are seeking information about asbestos-related issues, a new tool is now available to help those in need: the Global Asbestos Forum Magazine published by the Global Asbestos Forum foundation. For those who are ill, it is an easy to read starting point. For new attorneys,…
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Typically, when someone asks about the year in which asbestos became useful, the answer given is “the late 1800s.” That answer is somewhat accurate, but I have found a number of historical asbestos related documents to believe that asbestos was widely known in society much earlier. I have already blogged on such early use as…
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Every few weeks, I provide a summary of the prior 200 plus blogs including the the topic, date, and cite. My hope is that such a summary is useful to my readers as they get involved in historical asbestos research. Also, let me know if you want a particular asbestos history topic covered. Blog Title…
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I apologize for the terrible condition of the February 26, 1970 letter from Irving Selikoff at Mount Sinai School of Medicine to William Pierson of the Ford Motor Company Chemistry Department, Scientific Research Staff, but the attached is the best that I have. I can read my copy with some effort, but the scanned document…
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My research thesis on the involvement of asbestos and potential asbestos substitutes in the Challenger tragedy is discussed at https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=10618. I first posted my full research project discussing this Internet myth during January 2022 in the blog located at https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=9723. The full blown 75 page research paper with footnotes and bibliography can be read at https://theasbestosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Space-Shuttle-Challenger-Thesis-1282022.pdf. If…
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