Happy 250th! Our museum will be OPEN 10am–7pm on July 3 and 10am–5pm on July 4.

Zack Pelta-Heller

Zack Pelta-Heller was the Science History Institute’s web content manager. He has an MFA in creative nonfiction from The New School.

More from Zack Pelta-Heller

Braving the Elements: Why Mendeleev Left Russian Soil for American Oil

The story behind a rare work by the father of the periodic table.

Waging War on Immigration and Science

Remembering a Holocaust survivor, immigrant, and inventor.