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,
Science Service, Up Close: Science Reporters on the Hunt
- Date: April 18, 2019
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Photographs from the Science Service collections preserve behind-the-scenes glimpses of the newsgathering process for science reporters.