Search Results

Academy of Natural Sciences librarian Briana Giasullo will discuss her organization’s use of artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing to extract text from field journals and notebooks.

Othmer Gold Medal, Bolte Award, and AIC Gold Medal will be presented on May 8 in Philadelphia.

Alternative currencies flourish in desperate times and situations.

The tricks and tools book sleuths use to date the undated.

How did such a deadly product become so popular? And why is it making a comeback?

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Dave Walter will explore the past and present of integrating renewable energy into our electricity delivery system.

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Opening October 7, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850) explores early experiments with matter, medicine, and the elusive transformation of lead into gold.

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.

This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.

This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

This exhibition reveals the unexpected in student laboratory notebooks and course materials.

Come celebrate our newest Distillations podcast season with a special performance by the Crossroads Comedy Theater Company!

We are thrilled to unveil our newest permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).

A new permanent exhibition featuring paintings and rare books exploring the quest to uncover nature’s secrets and unlock the potential of matter.

This ExhibitLab explores social and material technologies that have shaped corneal transplantation.

Alfred Swaine Taylor and the making of toxicological knowledge.

Book a self-guided field trip to the Science History Institute for your school, camp, or club.

This private learning experience combines a personally guided exploration of select gallery exhibits and a hands-on study of objects.