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The longtime member of the Institute’s Board of Overseers passed away October 8, 2021, at the age of 73.
$359K+ award will support the exploration of the history and legacy of racism in American science and medicine.
Eunice Foote and Guy Callendar showed the warming effects of CO2 in the atmosphere.
The enduring appeal of tie-dye.
Since humans have been living—and inevitably dying—we’ve also been trying to figure out how not to die. Or at least how to keep the party going a little longer.
A scientist pitted hard work and ingenuity against the constraints she faced as a Jewish woman.
This bonus episode explores how a grade school history teacher from Cincinnati uses video games in the classroom.
Are historical video games an important tool for learning or do they corrupt our collective understanding of the past?
American Chemical Society publication features ‘Distillations’ podcast on rare earth elements as part of its ‘Stereo Chemistry’ series.
The ‘Lady Science’ magazine editors talk about their new book ‘Forces of Nature: The Women Who Changed Science.’
Forensic science can be a powerful crime-fighting tool, but misdeeds, dubious methodologies, and bogus claims threaten its reputation—and the reputation of science as a whole.
Technology leader to be honored by the Society of Chemical Industry and the Science History Institute during Innovation Day on September 14 in Philadelphia.
Michelle DiMeo’s ‘Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Sister’ tells the compelling story of a forgotten 17th-century thinker.
Visitors are invited back to historic Old City Philadelphia to explore the broad history of science.
The Moderna CEO reflects on the incredibly fast development of the COVID-19 vaccine.
What drove a blind biochemist to experiment with LSD?
And what does it have to do with the unusual chemistry of carbon?
Though often celebrated, the adventurous First Lady never received full credit for her scientific accomplishments.
Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner navigated a life of science through war and peace.
The Tharton Consulting founder and president also serves on the boards of several therapeutic companies.
Collection smuggled out of Nazi Germany tells story of noted Jewish German scientist’s rise to prominence and the Bredig family’s struggle to survive the Holocaust.
During the War of 1870, astronomer Jules Janssen risked his life for scientific prestige and French patriotism.
An interview with author Sam Kean.
Chemist Max Bredig’s race to save family and friends from catastrophe.
A lucky streak sends a meteorologist on the flight of a lifetime.
What a manuscript can tell us about an iconic scientist and the history we’ve built around him.
How searching for alchemy’s secrets helped create modern science.
Gore-Tex changed the way Americans went outside.
Wicked creatures and a defiant chemist make their mark on the periodic table.
The consulting firm founder previously served on the Institute’s Board of Overseers and Rebranding Committee.