Opening of box containing Thomas Edison’s graphophone, the first talking machine to record the human voice on wax, deposited (sealed) at the Smithsonian Institution by Volta Laboratory in 1880-1881.

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On April 6, 2018, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) will premiere a new exhibition entitled A box of ten photographs, which will celebrate the renowned photographer Diane Arbus.

Astrophysicist Dr. Margaret J. Geller, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is a pioneer in mapping the nearby universe who provided a new view of the enormous patterns in the distribution of galaxies like the Milky Way. #Groundbreaker

Learn more about Margaret Collins, a pioneering zoologist and civil rights activist.

A selection of photographic highlights from the Alice Paul Memorial March, held in Washington D.C., August 26, 1977.

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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.