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š ļøTemporarily Closed: 12/21/24-03/07/25 Sharing the stories of science! #histSTM Follow us on Facebook & Instagram @scihistoryorg
Philadelphia, PA
Joined September 2008
Ring the Bell, Itās Lunchtime! š½ļø Get ready for our latest exhibition, 'Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray,' which explores the surprising story behind one of the most familiar rites of passageāeating a school lunch! šš„
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RT @ProfAbelMendez: A captivating exploration of the global hysteria caused by the comet of 1910 showcases our latest research. https://t.cā¦
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RT @PurdueToday: Congratulations to @PurdueChemistry professor Graham Cooks, who has won @SciHistoryOrgās prestigious 2025 Othmer Gold Medaā¦
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š£ Come work with us! The Science History Institute is currently seeking dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to join our team. Here, we share the incredible stories that have helped shape the history of science and innovation.ā Tap here to apply ā¬ļø
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RT @AmPhilSociety: The APS and @SciHistoryOrg are soliciting proposals for a September 2025 conference on the intersections of science andā¦
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āļøA recent discovery in a remote Puerto Rican cave sheds new light on the hysteria that greeted Halleyās Comet a century ago. Learn more about The Comet Panic of 1910 in our latest Distillations Magazine article, written by @sam_kean ā¬ļø
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We're excited to have you join us! š @Leo_CL_Chu
Currently at Philly for a short term fellowship @SciHistoryOrg until 14 February - can't wait to meet the wonderful scholars & great archives in the area š š
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You can vote for us once a day now through 5pm on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Cast your votes for the Science History Institute at under Things To Do > Museum. Winners of the Philly Favorites competition will be announced on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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RT @WebsEdgeScience: Join AGU TV as we speak to Roger Turner, Curator of Instruments & Artifacts at @SciHistoryOrg. Roger shares how creatiā¦
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RT @sam_kean: The winter when people ate tulips. Itās the 80th anniversary of the Hongerwinter during WWII, which led to widespread starvatā¦
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RT @sam_kean: After 40 years of studying snakes, Karl Schmidt suffered his first bite. And when he did, he kept a gruesome diary to documeā¦
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RT @RogueChieftan: Please check out and share our new essay! Proxies for Justice. The climate history of tropical regions has been chronicā¦
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RT @hiphilangsci: New episode alert šØ In our latest episode (no. 43), James McElvenny (@UniSiegen) and Judy Kaplan (@SciHistoryOrg) discusā¦
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RT @JeffreyRubel: To play, you purchase foods and record the content of the nutrients in these foods. If youāre the first to reach the nutrā¦
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RT @JeffreyRubel: This is the 1973 board game Super Sandwich. The goal of the game was to create a nutritious sandwich: You had to buildā¦
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RT @sam_kean: Parasites can force animals to do nefarious things by manipulating their mindsāincluding, uncomfortably, a cat parasite thatā¦
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RT @CFSRE_: Once again, we thank the Science History Institute located in Philadelphia PA for hosting our symposium last week. Such a greatā¦
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RT @sam_kean: FDA scientist Frances Oldham Kelsey āturned back a plague of Old Testament proportionsāāsparing thousands of babies from deadā¦
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RT @WolfHumanities: *Fellow spotlight* Jacob Myers is a PhD candidate in English at the University of Pennsylvania and a 2024-25 Doctoral Fā¦
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RT @RogueChieftan: Thank you again to @SciHistoryOrg and itās incredible team for the support and for approving for this essay for republicā¦
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