

Science History Institute Awarded $40K PHMC Grant
Museum receives Cultural and Historical Support Grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.


Joseph Priestley Society Virtual Talk
January 21, 2021 | 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. EST
The Institute’s Jesse Smith and Science Gallery Bengaluru’s Jahnavi Phalkey present “Fluid Movements: Interpreting the Past, Present, and Future of Water.”


Between Us and Catastrophe
On View at 315 Chestnut Street
The Institute presents an outdoor exhibition showcasing portraits of the pandemic’s essential workers by Philadelphia photographer Kyle Cassidy.


Dr. Butler and the Quest for the Philosophers’ Stone
Distillations Article
How searching for alchemy’s secrets helped create modern science.


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Deadline: January 25, 2021
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