Results for "American Chemical Society"
The Spinthariscope and the Smithsonian
- Date: January 9, 2018
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_287602,size=250,left]As a child in England in the 1930s, Oliver Sacks enjoyed playing with his Uncle Abe’s spinthariscope. It was, he would later recall, “a beautifully simple instrument, consisting of a fluorescent screen and a magnifying eyepiece, and inside, an infinitesimal speck of radium.We take a look at the spinthariscope at the Smithsonian.
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All-American Compromise
- Date: February 16, 2017
- Description: Laying the Foundations: Early Schools of ThoughtWith few national institutions on which to model their thinking, many Americans built their plans for the Smithsonian around the notion of a national university.The debate moved quickly from, Should we create a national university? This page describes the 1838-1846 debates about what form the Smithsonian Institution should take.
Smithsonite Exhibit Display
- Date: 1958
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
Joyce Jacobson Kaufman (b. 1929)
- Date: 7/3/1964
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. T90005, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of History of Science, Records, circa 1923-1980
- Date: 1923 1923-1980 circa 1923-1980
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Department of History of Science
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 20-133, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Work and Industry, Exhibition Records, 1915-1981, 2002-2003, 2007-2008
- Date: 1915 1915-2008 1915-1981, 2002-2003, 2007-2008
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Division of Work and Industry
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- SI History Bibliography
The Washington Academy of Sciences: Background, Origin, and Early Years
- Date: December 1996
- Creator: Yochelson, Ellis L
- Creator: Yochelson, Ellis L
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SIA RU000502, Smithsonian Institution International Exchange Service, Records, circa 1908-1971
- Date: 1908 1908-1971 circa 1908-1971
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. International Exchange Service
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 19-124, National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Extractive Industries, Divisional Records, 1925-1979
- Date: 1925 1925-1979
- Creator: National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Extractive Industries
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA RU007281, Foshag, William F (William Frederick) 1894-1956, William F. Foshag Papers, 1923-1965 and undated
- Date: 1923 1923-1965 1923-1965 and undated
- Creator: Foshag, William F. (William Frederick), 1894-1956
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 05-059, Multhauf, Robert P, Robert P. Multhauf Papers, 1947-2004 and undated
- Date: 1947 1947-2004 1947-2004 and undated
- Creator: Multhauf, Robert P.
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Who Was James Smithson?
- Date: February 7, 2017
- Description: James Smithson: The Man Behind the InstitutionWhile the institution named after James Smithson enjoys worldwide renown, we know little about the man who left $508,318 to the people of the United States to found such an institution.An English scientist who conducted research in chemistry, mineralogy, and geology, Smithson lived and traveled in several European countries. His
