Results for "Science and state"
The Little Aquarium That Could
- Date: June 23, 2022
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: It's National Zoo and Aquarium Month! Let's explore the early days of the National Aquarium and its commitment to the promotion of marine science and aquaculture.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Barbara J. Smith
- Date: May 12, 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.
Saving the Treasures from the Morgue
- Date: June 28, 2012
- Description: US newspapers have rich photo archives that need attention to make sure they are around for future generations.
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Carol O’Donnell
- Date: November 4, 2020
- 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.
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Roxie Laybourne: A Bird of Many Feathers
- Date: March 24, 2016
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: A brief biographical sketch of Roxie Laybourne, an Ornithologist who specialized in feather identification and pioneered the field of forensic ornithology.
Link Love: 10/9/2020
- Date: October 9, 2020
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
A Rabel with a Cause: Gabriele Rabel, biologist, philosopher, author, and contributor to Science Service
- Date: March 31, 2015
- Description: A brief biographical sketch of Dr. Gabriele Rabel, Austrian born phyisist, biologist, philosopher, author, and stringer for Science Service in the 1930’s.
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New Scopes Trial Photos on the Flickr Commons
- Date: July 8, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Smithsonian Backs Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Date: April 1, 2014
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: In 1864, Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth sparked people’s imagination, but have you heard that before the novel was published, the Smithsonian attempted a journey of its own.
Link Love: 1/26/2017
- Date: January 27, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Meet the newest (and adorable) member of our National Zoo's family. She sparked an epic cute battle on Twitter! [via WTOP]Maybe not so adorable, a prehistoric "badger otter." [via Smithsonian Magazine]The National Museum of American History's political curators were busy last weekend collecting artifacts from the Inauguration and Women's March. [via Voice of America]Speaking
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The Mercury's Rising. Again.
- Date: May 30, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="296" caption="This image from Mercury mission number four taken on Sept. 13, 1961 is just one of the many images that was written on by engineers. Credit: NASA/JSC/Arizona State University."][/caption] On May 16th, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral to watch the Endeavor, the NASA space shuttle,
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The Inhabitants of "Defense Mansion"
- Date: July 14, 2011
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: This post is the second in a series this month that honors the anniversary of the famous Scopes Trial, held in Tennessee from July 10–21, 1925, and highlights a set of rare and newly digitized photographs, from the Smithsonian Institution Archives, of witnesses at the trial collections, which have been added to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons. In tone, composition, and setting,