Results for "Scientists"
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Smithsonian Scientists at Work
- Date: April 20, 2017
- Description: [view:sia_slideshow==75408]Scientific research has been integral to the Smithsonian, from its founding to today. The Smithsonian's founder, Englishman James Smithson, saw in the U.S. (according to his biographer, Heather Ewing) "a place of the future" that could support "science and progress for humanity." He believed that scientists were "citizens of the world" and that the
Annual Call for Help Identifying Women Scientists
- Date: March 8, 2012
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: This is our fourth annual call for help identifying scientists from the Archives’ collections for Women's History Month.
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Scientists Arrive in Dayton...and Find a Mansion
- Date: July 11, 2011
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Help Us ID These Mystery Women and Scientists
- Date: March 9, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Let’s Play the Name Game: Identifying Women Scientists on the Flickr Commons
- Date: April 12, 2012
- Creator: Susannah Wells
- Description: The Flickr Commons community helps the Archives identify images of Women in Science from our Science Service collections.
Preserving Her Legacy: Coming Together to Preserve the Legacy of Women Scientists on Wikipedia
- Date: April 17, 2012
- Description: Wikipedians and staff partnered together to improve Wikipedia content about women scientists who are found in the Archives.
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Update: New Round of Scientists on the Flickr Commons
- Date: March 8, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: As promised, we just uploaded a new batch of over twenty photographs from our Science Service collection to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons. This week is heavy on the anthropology, archeology, and psychology, with a dabble of astronomy and engineering thrown in. The photos include such gems as: Drs.
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Archives Puzzles: A Scientist’s Summer Getaway
- Date: June 21, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.
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Fame ... By Any Other Name
- Date: March 20, 2012
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: How social media has changed the ways that scientists, particularly women, can achieve fame in their respective fields.
A Portrait of a Scientist
- Date: June 2, 2020
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell loved neurology and fishing.
Camping Out, Smithsonian-Style
- Date: June 10, 2021
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: See how Smithsonian scientists have always been willing to do what is needed to further their research—including camping in all conditions!
Scientific Sweethearts: Research Couples in the Archives
- Date: February 11, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: A look at the life and work of husband and wife Smithsonian scientists researching in the field.