The Oregon Encyclopedia

Kaiser Shipyards

Kaiser Shipyards

During World War II, industrialist Henry J. Kaiser established three shipyards in the Pacific Northwest, two in Portland and one in Vancouver, Washington. Kaiser’s Northwest shipyards produced 752 ships during the war years.

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Tektronix Inc

Tektronix Inc

Tektronix, one of Oregon's most prominent and innovative high-technology companies, was founded in 1946 and quickly grew into the world's leading manufacturer of specialized test and measurement instruments. Tektronix is ...

John C. Boyle (1887-1979)

John C. Boyle (1887-1979)

John Boyle was vice president, general manager, and long-time chief engineer of the California Oregon Power Company (COPCO), a privately held utility that served southern Oregon and portions of northern California. During ...

Science, Medicine, and Technology

Medicine
Science and Technology

Adalbert G. Bettman (1883 - 1964)

Joanna M. Cain (1950 - )

Mae Harrington Whitney Cardwell (1853-1929)

Christine Karen Cassel (1945 - )

Eva Castellanoz (1939- )

Ralph Crawshaw (1921-2014)

Miles Lowell Edwards (1898-1982)

Elizabeth Eggert (1848-1935)

Marie Equi (1872-1952)

Thomas B. Fitzpatrick (1919-2003)

Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884-1961)

Alan Hart (1890-1962)

James C. Hawthorne (1819-1881)

Clarence V. Hodges (1914-2001)

Ing Hay ("Doc Hay") (1862-1952)

Charles S. (Sam) Jackson (1860-1924)

Nathalie McDowell Johnson (1959-)

Simeon Josephi (1849 - 1935)

Lena Kenin (1897-1968)

John Kitzhaber (1947-)

Chris Klug (1972-)

John Kuratli (1897-1961)

Harry Lane (1855-1917)

Olof Larsell (1886-1964)

Harriet Lawrence (1883-1974)

Aaron B. Lerner (1921-2007)

Howard P. Lewis (1902-1985)

Carol A. Lindeman (1935-)

Walter Lobitz, Jr. (1911-2006)

Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy (1869-1967)

Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie (1859-1920)

Katherine Manion (1867-1956)

Edwin E. Osgood (1899-1969)

Bethenia Owens-Adair (1840-1926)

Emile Pernot (1859-1927)

Grace Phelps (1871-1952)

Clarence Pruitt (1927-2009)

Julian S. "Dutch" Reinschmidt (1925-1998)

Robert Stone Dow (1908-1995)

Mary Priscilla Avery Sawtelle (1835-1894)

Albert Starr (1926-)

Frances J. Storrs (1939-)

Augustus M. Tanaka (1923-2015)

Benjamin Tanaka (1887-1975)

Mary Cachot Therkelson (1875-1937)

Mary Anna Cooke Thompson (1825 - 1919)

Elnora Thomson (1873-1957)

DeNorval Unthank (1899-1977)

Edward Wah (1931?-2008)

Newton K. (Uyesugi) Wesley (1917-)

Byron A. White (1893 - 1963)

Joseph Henry Wythe (1822-1901)

Fernleaf biscuitroot

Western red cedar

Death with Dignity Law

Guide Dogs for the Blind

Kaiser Permanente in Oregon

Kam Wah Chung and Co.

Morningside Hospital

Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry

Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech)

Oregon Nurses Association

Pacific University College of Optometry

Portland Free Dispensary

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center

Whitecloud Center

Willamette University

Dentistry in Oregon

Disease Epidemics among Indians, 1770s-1850s

Breitenbush Hot Springs

Buckhorn Mineral Springs Resort

Paul Allen (1953-2018)

Benjamin Alvord (1813-1884)

Vernon Bailey (1864-1942)

John C. Boyle (1887-1979)

Percy A. Cupper (1882-1943)

David Douglas (1799-1834)

Miles Lowell Edwards (1898-1982)

Jerry F. Franklin (1936-)

Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884-1961)

Helen Gilkey (1886-1972)

Kwan Hsu (1913-1995)

Hjalmar Hvam (1902-1996)

Dean Ing (1931-)

John Jeffrey (1828-?)

George Katagiri (1926-2009)

Lilla Leach (1886-1980)

Georgia Mason (1910-2007)

Conde Balcom McCullough (1887-1946)

Thornton Munger (1883-1975)

Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859)

Linus Pauling (1901-1994)

Emile Pernot (1859-1927)

Walter Perry (1873-1959)

Abraham Lincoln Savage (1864-1950)

Isaac W. Smith (1826-1897)

Albert Sweetser (1861-1940)

Carrie Phinney Sweetser (1863-1952)

Jack Ward Thomas (1934-)

Maraschino Cherries

Western red cedar

Klamath Basin Project (1906)

State of Oregon v. Norman Williams

United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)

Willamette River flood of 1996

A-dec (Austin Dental Equipment Co.)

Carson Helicopters

Clackamas Hydroelectric Project

Entek International

Evans Products Company

Flax and Linen Industry of Oregon

Hull-Oakes Lumber Company and mill

Kaiser Shipyards

Oregon Iron & Steel Company

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Oregon Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program

Roseburg Forest Products

Trojan Nuclear Power Plant

United Bicycle Institute

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab

Western Shore (a.k.a. Oregon Clipper)

Fort Rock Sandals

Phillips screw and driver

Alkali Lake Chemical Waste Disposal Site

Burnett Site (Lake Oswego)

Christmas Valley Air Force Station

Forest Service Radio Lab

Hatfield Marine Science Center and Visitor Center

H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

North Fork Dam and Powerhouse

Oregon Vortex (House of Mystery)

Pine Mountain Observatory

Portland streetcar system

Sitkum and Brewster Valley

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse

Umpqua River Lighthouse

Willamette River