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Scholars from around the world will study a wide range of topics in the history and social studies of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences.
In pursuit of something memorable and meaningless.
Sperling was a plant explorer who dedicated his life to preserving biodiversity through seed banking for ecological and agricultural purposes.
Tracking the Reign of Terror through a revolutionary chemistry journal.
Visitors explore the science of food—and fun!—at Institute’s “What’s for Lunch?” festival.
Put your pop culture knowledge to the test in a fun trivia game inspired by your favorite films—and the real science behind them.
How does a museum and library negotiate biography, civics, and the history of science?
A biologist and ecologist who dedicated her life to popular science writing and environmental preservation.
Crushing, an ancient technique for transforming materials, remains central to our lives today.
The path to a dubious cure.
A familiar rite of passage that’s been more than 100 years in the making.
As the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches, Jeffery R. Appelhans highlights the American Philosophical Society’s efforts to shed light on the overlooked scientific revolution from 1763 to 1804.
Nazism was a society-wide catastrophe, so why did so many people in technical fields in Germany embrace it?
Aidan Houlihan presents the Otte Sound Archives, which spans over 30 years and documents the calls of grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids.
Searching for the cats hiding in our collections.
People spontaneously combusting is the stuff of myth, but discoveries about the connections between combustion, blood, and breathing got Charles Dickens’s imagination burning.
Have a safe and happy 4th of July weekend!
Walthère Spring and the legacy of a contentious life.
Guided tours of the Othmer Library of Chemical History begin June 18.
A huge epidemic swept through America, affected tens of thousands of people, and then virtually vanished without a trace.
The Science History Institute and the Society of Chemical Industry America will present the 22nd annual Innovation Day on September 8, 2025.
The Australian nature writer solved the orchid pollination mystery that puzzled Darwin.
The Science History Institute invites you to an evening of music and scientific wonder!
The Science History Institute’s Othmer Library announces the winners of its 2025 After Hours comic book caption contest.
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
This interactive drop-in tour reveals how food scientists, the government, and the public have shaped in-school nutrition.
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!