Results for "Science and society -- Latin America"
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SIA Acc. 96-083, History of Science Society, Executive Committee Records, circa 1991-1994
- Date: 1991 1991-1994 circa 1991-1994
- Creator: History of Science Society
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA RU007474, History of Science Society, Records, circa 1930-1993
- Date: 1930 1930-1993 circa 1930-1993
- Creator: History of Science Society
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 06-038, History of Science Society, Editorial Manuscript Files, 1986-2003
- Date: 1986 1986-2003
- Creator: History of Science Society
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 90-091, Smithsonian Institution Directorate of International Activities, Projects (Mary S. McCutcheon), 1984-1990
- Date: 1984 1984-1990
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Directorate of International Activities
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Naturalist of the Americas: Alexander Wetmore
- Date: April 18, 2017
- Description: [view in Spanish][edan-image:id=siris_sic_6874,size=185,left]Alexander Wetmore, ornithologist and avian paleontologist, was the Smithsonian's sixth Secretary (1945-1952). As a young biologist with the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey, Wetmore conducted extensive fieldwork in Latin America. He spent 1911 in Puerto Rico studying bird life, and later traveled through South
The Education of George C. Wheeler - Part III
- Date: February 7, 2013
- Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.
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Alexander Wetmore
- Date: April 4, 2017
- Description: [view in Spanish][edan-image:id=siris_sic_6874,size=185,left]Alexander Wetmore was the sixth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He developed an early interest in natural history and published his first paper on birds at the age of thirteen. He received a B.S. from the University of Kansas (1912) and and M.S. and Ph. D. from George Washington University (1916 &
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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
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SIA Acc. 13-082, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Curatorial Records, 1957-2010
- Date: 1957 1957-2010
- Creator: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA RU007175, Peters, James Arthur 1922-1972, James A. Peters Papers, and Records of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians, 1927-1973, and 1927-1966
- Date: 1927 1927-1973 1927-1973, and 1927-1966
- Creator: Peters, James Arthur, 1922-1972
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- 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.
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SIA Acc. 11-081, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Department of Entomology, Curatorial Records, 1972-2010
- Date: 1972 1972-2010
- Creator: National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives