Results for "Inventions"
- Blog Post
Women in Science: What the Photos Say
- Date: March 20, 2009
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: [caption width="189" caption="Wanda Margarite Kirkbride Farr (b. 1895), sitting in lab with microscope, Smithsonian Insitution Archives"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_238" width="162" caption="New Use for Light Reflector, National Museum of American History"][/caption]I was intrigued by a recent post on the National Museum of American History’s (NMAH) blog about the
- Webpage
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
- Smithsonian Legal Document
Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes, 1847
- Date: 1879 January 26, 1847
- Creator: Board of Regents
- Creator: Board of Regents
- Blog Post
Science Service, Up Close: Charles Bittinger and the Worlds of Science and Art
- Date: December 6, 2016
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: The work of painter Charles Bittinger, bridging the worlds of science and art.
- Webpage
Lightning & Lightning Rods
- Date: March 21, 2012
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Barbara Brennan
- Date: October 13, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 07-020, Smithsonian American Art Museum Curatorial Office, Exhibition Records, 1981-2001
- Date: 1981 1981-2001
- Creator: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 02-120, Smithsonian Institution Office of Telecommunications, Productions, 1979, 1986
- Date: 1979 1979-1986 1979, 1986
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
A Forgotten History: Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse
- Date: May 24, 2011
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Link Love: 10/5/2012
- Date: October 5, 2012
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 01-109, National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Curatorial Office, Exhibition Records, 1986-1995
- Date: 1986 1986-1995
- Creator: National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Office
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 96-166, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Office of the Registrar, Records, 1974-1993
- Date: 1974 1974-1993
- Creator: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Registrar
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives