News and Press

ExxonMobil’s Carla Pereira to Receive 18th Annual SCI Gordon E. Moore Medal Technology leader to be honored by the Society of Chemical Industry and the Science History Institute during Innovation Day on September 14 in Philadelphia.

Science History Institute’s Museum to Reopen July 1 Visitors are invited back to historic Old City Philadelphia to explore the broad history of science.

Science History Institute Debuts ‘Mechanochemistry: The Science of Crush’ Digital Exhibition Visitors can explore how this ancient technique of transforming materials is still central to our lives today.

Nature: An Incomparable Intellectual Who Fell through the Cracks of History Leading science journal reviews book on Lady Ranelagh written by Institute’s library director.

Inverse: Netflix’s Sci-Fi Epic Reveals a Real-Life Cosmic Danger The Institute’s Lisa Ruth Rand talks space junk in this article about Korean blockbuster ‘Space Sweepers.’

Hidden City Philadelphia: A Year in Ruins Kyle Cassidy, the photographer behind our ‘Between Us and Catastrophe’ outdoor exhibition, recounts the struggles of healthcare workers battling the pandemic over the last year.

Science History Institute Receives CLIR Grant to Digitize Papers of Georg and Max Bredig Collection smuggled out of Nazi Germany tells story of noted Jewish German scientist’s rise to prominence and the Bredig family’s struggle to survive the Holocaust.

News at IU Bloomington: Newton Watermark Project Could Help Date Books More Accurately Institute’s rare book curator is part of Indiana University-led research team using Isaac Newton’s alchemical manuscripts as a test case.

Institute President David Cole to Speak at Imagine Solutions Conference 2021 This virtual thought-leader forum brings together world-class visionaries to share ideas on today’s most relevant issues.