Results for "Journalism, Scientific"
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William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History
- Date: July 17, 2018
- Description: Ron Vasile teaches AP U.S. History, U.S. History and Anthropology at Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois.We bring to you the story of a dedicated naturalist turned museum pioneer.
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Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Date: April 5, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Arthur Graham Ingalls (left) and Frank Thone (right)
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An Institution Emerges
- Date: February 16, 2017
- Description: Joseph Henry - First Smithsonian Secretary, 1846-1878"A new impulse will thus be given to investigation in every department of science; and learned men will know that through you they will be able to make their discoveries available to their brethren throughout the civilized world." —Letter from Francis Wayland to Secretary Joseph Henry, December 19, 1848 Perhaps the country's
Travel to the Tropics, Archives-style!
- Date: January 30, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Travel with us to the Galapagos and the Marshall Islands as we launch some warm-weather scientific field books, diaries, and correspondence. While it’s not very wintery in Washington D.C., we’re hoping this will offer an escape to those entering the long remaining months of snow, sleet, and ice. And if you’re avoiding the cold, what a better way to spend your time than helping
Frank Baldwin Jewett (left) with James McKeen Cattell (right)
- Date: 1941
- Creator: Davis, Fremont 1915-1977
Arthur Wilson Stelfox: Another Gift from the United Kingdom
- Date: July 23, 2020
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: With a large personal collection of specimens, Arthur Wilson Stelfox took steps to ensure his work will go on for decades to come.
Fostering Collaboration for the Public Good: Sphagnum Moss and WWI
- Date: May 23, 2017
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: A look at one of the many ways the Smithsonian’s mission to increase and diffuse knowledge brought scientific knowledge to aid the public good.
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Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917
- Date: 1865 1917
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.
Thomas R. Henry: Soldier, Explorer, Scientist, Journalist
- Date: November 6, 2014
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: A brief biographical sketch of Thomas R. Henry, who served in WWI, was a War Correspondent in the field during WWII, participated in the “Operation High Jump” exploration of Antarctica (1946-1947,) served the Smithsonian as a press writer, and The Washington Evening Star as a science writer.
News Broadcast of Secretary Abbot's Solar Invention
- Date: c. September 30, 1936
- Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
- Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
