The Science History Institute is closed for Independence Day on Friday, July 4, and there will be no First Friday event.

Ann Robinson

Herdegen Fellow

Ann Robinson’s fellowship focused on “Creating a Symbol of Science: The Standard Periodic Table of the Elements.”

More from Ann Robinson

The Transfermium Wars: Scientific Brawling and Name-Calling during the Cold War

The transfermium elements—the fleeting, lab-made substances that populate the end of the periodic table—have a history built on pride and acrimony.