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  1. Watson Hiner Monroe (at left, behind the wheel) and Katherine Tait Omwake and Thelma Hunt (visible in the back seat), participating in driving test as part of the George Washington University “Sleeplessness Test” weekend, August 14-16, 1925.

    Science Service, Up Close: The Sleeplessness Study, Part 2 - Adventurers

    • Date: August 20, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: In 1925, seven George Washington University students volunteered to stay awake for sixty hours, and drove, danced, sang, and swam in an effort to remain alert.

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  3. Black and white photo of Marjorie B. Illig, presenting a book to Jule Henry as Eleanor Roosevelt looks on.

    Science Service, Up Close: Journalists, Cancer Research, and Public Education

    • Date: March 6, 2018
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: Cancer, James T. Patterson observed in The Dread Disease, serves as a powerful metaphor in American culture, where the malady mirrors the “manifestation of social, economic, and ideological divisions” in modern life. In the decades since publication of Patterson’s book, medical research has made great strides in methods of detection and treatment. But the challenge for science

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  5. “Flat John” Visits the Smithsonian Castle, 2015, Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette

    Science Service, Up Close: The Microvivarium

    • Date: May 12, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: Today’s science museums build on the efforts of biologist George Roemmert (1892-1952), whose “Microvivarium” projected images of amoebas and other microscopic creatures.

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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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    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.

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  11. A person twists on a chair and their profile is visible. Wallpaper is in the background.

    The Scientific Portraits of Julian Papin Scott, Part 2 of 2: Who and How, and Why It Matters

    • Date: September 10, 2019
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: The historical legacy of amatuer photographer Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) is far greater than was acknowledged at the time, because of both who he photographed and how he set up the images.

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    Science Service, Up Close: Father’s Day “Gene-ius”

    • Date: June 13, 2019
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: To celebrate Father’s Day 2019, here are three photographs of famous fathers and sons in biology and physics.

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