Uta C. Merzbach was the Smithsonian's first curator of mathematical instruments. As a curator at the National Museum of American History, she brought her field to life with unique presentations of mathematical concepts and computer history.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. & American history.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C & American history.

In 1978, the Smithsonian began a collections inventory program to count how many objects are in our Collections.

We take a look at the spinthariscope at the Smithsonian.

Dr. Nancy Bercaw, co-curator of the “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit, National Museum of African American History and Culture, oversaw a slave cabin's move from Edisto Island, South Carolina to the Smithsonian: “I have to see it where it was...I felt like I needed to meet people as well.” #Groundbreaker