Science Education
Ad featuring industrial power plant 1943

Science & Activism Tour

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Jeannette Clarke performs blood analysis with Perkin-Elmer Atomic Absorption Spectrophotomer

Women in Chemistry Tour

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Ad featuring industrial power plant 1943

Science & Activism Tour

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Illustration of drawing water from a well

Water Tour

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Scientists, Engineers, and the End of the Vietnam War
movie screen over Schuylkill River at dusk

First Friday: Animating Water

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Gordon Moore at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in 2005.

Science History Institute Remembers Intel Cofounder, Board of Advisors Member Gordon Moore
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Periodic Table Tennis
Frances Arnold headshot

Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold to Receive 2023 SCI Perkin Medal
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Women in Chemistry Tour

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A collage showing images of an African American man working in a lab and leaning with his arm around a woman. Behind the images is a graphic of a periodic table and a sign protesting segregation. The background color is lime green.

Percy Julian and the False Promise of Exceptionalism

Distillations Article
The Alchemist’s Experiment Takes Fire, oil on canvas, 1687

What Does a Scientist Look Like?
Glenn Seaborg shaking hands with Lyndon B. Johnson

Dr. Seaborg Goes to Washington
First Day Cover Commemorating Peace Day in Hiroshima

The Power of Perspective
illustration of the Colorado River 1899

Natural Passions
Ad featuring industrial power plant 1943

Science & Activism Tour

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Water testing at EPA facility

Water Tour

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Letter from the Daniel Sieff Research Institute to Georg Bredig

From Peril to Preservation in the Bredig Archives
Science and Survival

‘Jewish Exponent’ Features Institute’s ‘Science and Survival’ Exhibition
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ajinomoto

Who Knew History Could Be So Delicious?
innate hero

Science History Institute Launches ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’
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Will’s Habitat Map from A Manual of Vegetable Materia Medica written by George Sampson Valentine Wills, 1886.

Around the World in (Almost!) 80 Collections
Collections
Fasha Mahjoor headshot

Science History Institute and Pittsburgh Conference to Present Pittcon Heritage Award to Fasha Mahjoor
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Books on display in the library

Covering Science
title page from Utriusque cosmi maioris

A Tale of Two Editions
Kipp's apparatus

‘High’ School Science
Letter from Ernst Berl to Georg Bredig

Sustaining a Scientific Mission in Exile
Leopold Ruzicka lecturing at ETH Zurich 1911

The Power of a Teacher
Downstream museum view

Friends of the Wissahickon Features Guest Blog Post by Institute’s Curatorial Affairs Director
Media Coverage
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Science History Institute to Debut New Outdoor Exhibition on October 24
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Illustration of lead comparison

The Legacy of Industrial Lead
Selfie of Carolyn Bertozzi with laptop

Chemical Biologist Carolyn Bertozzi Among Trio Awarded 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Science and Survival
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Masamichi Yamashita

Bucks County Library Hosts Virtual Talk by Institute’s Roger Turner
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Postcard from Carl Magnus von Hell to Georg Bredig

‘Kurrent’ Events
Xtreme5 Teen Tech Summit

Future STEM Leaders Gather at Science History Institute for Xtreme5 Teen Tech Summit
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Science History Institute and Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie Name Joseph Gal Winner of 2022 Franklin-Lavoisier Prize
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Michelle DiMeo headshot

Institute VP Michelle DiMeo to Speak at Princeton American Chemical Society Meeting
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WHYY Summer Journalists Program Features Science History Institute
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Beckman Oligo 1000M DNA Synthesizer

Institute, Tsinghua University Partner to Present Online Exhibition
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Linus Pauling lecture video still 1957

Historical Video Content Added to Institute’s Digital Collections
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Roy Eddleman

Science History Institute Mourns Death of Philanthropist Roy Eddleman
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Fellows doing research in the Othmer Library

Science History Institute Welcomes 2022–2023 Beckman Center Fellows
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HSS

Science History Institute and Penn to Serve as New Hosts of History of Science Society
Press Release
Downstream exhibition museum view

Science History Institute’s ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Wins 2022 AASLH Award of Excellence
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George Vincent at Pittcon 2014

Science History Institute Remembers Former Board Member George Vincent
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American Aniline Products Dye Sample Box

Science History Institute Launches New Blog
Press Release
Downstream museum view

Grid: Award-Winning Exhibit Explores Water Analysis and Protection
Media Coverage
Bernard Bigot ITER

Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Heritage Council Member Bernard Bigot
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Science History Institute Joins Independent Research Libraries Association
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PA Museums Award 2022

Institute’s ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Receives PA Museums Award
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Between Us and Catastrophe exhibition

‘Philadelphia Weekly’ Spotlights Institute’s Oral History Program, ‘Between Us and Catastrophe’ Exhibition
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Dennis Liotta headshot

Emory University’s Dennis Liotta to Receive 2022 SCI Perkin Medal
Press Release
Ad for colored stockings 1955

Ex Libris Universum: Museum Tour
Media Coverage
Babatunde Ogunnaike headshot

Science History Institute Mourns Death of Board Member Babatunde Ogunnaike
Press Release
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Institute’s Digital Collections on List of ‘Hidden Gems’ in Creative Commons Open Culture Remix Art Contest
Press Release
Illustration of tapping serum from a horse in a pharmacy

Institute’s Digital Exhibition on Vaccines Gets Boost from Google Arts & Culture
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Jay Keasling

Metabolic Engineer Jay Keasling to Receive Science History Institute’s Prestigious Othmer Gold Medal
Press Release
Barry Siadat headshot

Science History Institute Names SK Capital’s Barry Siadat 2022 Bolte Award Winner
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Chemistry International: Downstream
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Aloke Lohia headshot

Science History Institute Announces Aloke Lohia Is 2022 Petrochemical Heritage Award Honoree
Press Release
Collections Deep Dive at the museum

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Science History Institute Receives $40K PHMC Grant
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Frances Arnold headshot

Science History Institute Announces Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold Will Present 2022 Ullyot Lecture
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Paolo Brenni

Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Scientific Instrument Expert Paolo Brenni
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Engraving of the alchemical universe 1618

Atlas Obscura: How Scholars Cracked a Medieval Alchemist’s Secret Code
Media Coverage
Family Day participants

Family Day
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Mario Molina, left, and F. Sherwood Rowland at the University of California, Irvine, January 1975.

HISTORY This Week: The Sky Is Falling
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Alchemical emblem

The Conversation: Deciphering the Philosophers’ Stone
Media Coverage
Alan Mendelson headshot

Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Pioneering Biotech Attorney Alan Mendelson
Press Release
Slide from The Mighty Delaware lecture 1954

Institute Awarded Turning Points in History Grant from Villanova’s Lepage Center

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Scientist Percy Julian in a lab 1930s

Institute Receives NEH SHARP Grant for ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ Project
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Water Pics exhibition

Science History Institute Mounts New Outdoor Exhibition
Press Release
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Institute’s ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Featured in Multiple Media Outlets
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Frederick Frank speaking at the podium

Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Biotech Giant Frederick Frank
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Model of Delaware River Basin, 1964.

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Must-See Museum Exhibits in Philly This Fall
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Research curator Jesse Smith shows off Downstream exhibition

WHYY: Exhibition Traces a 200-Year History of Water Pollution in Philadelphia
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Philly Materials Day Online: Experiments for Home
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Miners Hauling Electronics Amidst Pollution

C&EN: Rare Earths’ Magic Comes at a Cost
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Take a Watery Journey through History and Science with Institute’s New ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Opening September 14
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Postcard from Walther Nernst to Georg Bredig

10K Records Published to Institute’s Digital Collections
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Carla Pereira headshot

ExxonMobil’s Carla Pereira to Receive 18th Annual SCI Gordon E. Moore Medal
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Cover of Lady Ranelagh book by Michelle DiMeo

New Biography by Institute’s Library Director Unveils Life and Legacy of Unknown Woman Scientist
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Science History Institute museum interior

Science History Institute’s Museum to Reopen July 1
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Georg Bredig’s immigrant identification card

Institute Receives National Archives Grant to Digitize Oral Histories of Immigrant Scientists
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C.C. Dennis using mortar and pestle at Dearborn laboratory

Science History Institute Debuts ‘Mechanochemistry: The Science of Crush’ Digital Exhibition
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Ida Noddack banner

Chemistry World: Ida Noddack and the Trouble with Element 43
Media Coverage
Portrait of Lady Ranelagh

Nature: An Incomparable Intellectual Who Fell through the Cracks of History
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Podcast team records at Laurel Hill Cemetery

Welp Magazine: 20 Best Books- and History-Related Podcasts of 2021
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Official Netflix movie poster for Space Sweepers

Inverse: Netflix’s Sci-Fi Epic Reveals a Real-Life Cosmic Danger
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Two tobacco plants, one with tobacco mosaic virus

What's the Longest Word in the English Language?

Distillations Podcast
David Cole headshot

Institute President David Cole Delivers Talk on History of Inventions at Imagine Solutions Conference
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A nurse in a mask

Hidden City Philadelphia: A Year in Ruins
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Interior of old German passportq

Science History Institute Receives CLIR Grant to Digitize Papers of Georg and Max Bredig
Press Release
watermark displayed on a Newton manuscript

News at IU Bloomington: Newton Watermark Project Could Help Date Books More Accurately
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David Cole headshot

Institute President David Cole to Speak at Imagine Solutions Conference 2021
Press Release
A nurse in a mask

UWISHUNU: The Top Things to Do in Philly This Week & Weekend, November 2–8
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Cows in a barn

The Washington Post: The Idea of Herd Immunity to Manage the Coronavirus Should Ring Alarm Bells
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Bike delivery person in a mask

PhillyVoice: Photos of Essential Workers to Be Displayed by the Science History Institute
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Mask makers shown with a sewing machine and their dog

Science History Institute Debuts New Outdoor Exhibition
Press Release
Bob Gore 1982

BBC: Institute President David Cole Remembers Inventor Bob Gore
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Cartoon of mechanic getting electricuted

Comics: Old-School Distance-Learning Tools

Distillations Article