Please note: the Science History Institute Museum will close at 4pm on Friday, September 22 and reopen at 5pm for Vibrant, Dazzling, BOLD: An Opening Celebration.

Mat Savelli

As a fellow Mat Savelli researched “A Comparative History of Psychopharmaceutical Print Advertising.”

Stories from Mat Savelli

Politically Unreliable: The State v. Otto Wichterle

Faced with political opposition to his work, the Czech chemist created the first wearable soft contact lens using a set of toys, a hot plate, and a gramophone motor.

Mind and Matter

In the early 1950s French physician Henri Laborit experienced a moment of serendipity that would fundamentally alter the landscape of psychiatry and mental illness.