Science History Institute

Library Pop-Up

Friday, December 13 | 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Historical Cookbooks and Recipes: The holiday season has us thinking about baking and cheer, so we’ll be pulling out our books on household science and food chemistry and cookbooks with old recipes.

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Apply for a Fellowship

Deadline: February 3, 2020

Join our vibrant community of fellows from around the world who study a vast range of topics in the history and social studies of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences.

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Museum Holiday Schedule

Our museum will observe the following holiday schedule:

OPEN: December 26, 27, 28, 29

CLOSED: December 22–25, 30–31, January 1

Plan Your Visit

Choosing a Better High-Tech Future

Distillations Article

Rare earth elements make modern devices faster, brighter, and lighter, but it will take the creaky gears of government to make their production cleaner and more equitable.

ExhibitLab: The Bredig Archive

Now on view in our museum

Come see a selection of materials from the recently acquired Bredig Archive, a collection of books, photographs, correspondence, and scientific notes belonging to German-Jewish scientist Georg Bredig.

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Museum Holiday Schedule
OPEN
December 26, 27, 28, 29
CLOSED
December 22–25, 30–31
January 1

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Science Matters: Role-Playing Games for Students

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Students debate the positive and negative viewpoints of important environmental issues by adopting the roles of characters representing positions on all sides.

Host an Event

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Host your event at our world-class meeting facilities in historic Old City Philadelphia.

Rare Earth Elements Project

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Join the Science History Institute as we examine the rare earth elements and their impact on society.

From Distillations

How RCA Fell Flat on Flat-Screen TVs

Distillations Article

In the 1960s RCA created the world’s first liquid-crystal displays. How did the company fail to cash in on one of the modern world’s most ubiquitous technologies?