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Maxim was a chemist and inventor known for his work on weapons, particularly smokeless gunpowder.
Join author Sam Kean as we dine with King Tut in an archaeological experience like no other.
Join author Dava Sobel for an exciting evening exploring how the glow of radium lit a path for women in science.
How killing bugs was gendered.
Invited speakers will present on topics ranging from medieval medicine to modern climate science.
In 1971, a film based on Michael Crichton’s book brought our biohazard fears to the fore.
Celebrate the opening of our new permanent exhibition featuring a collection of more than 20 minerals.
What are laws against fortune-telling really meant to do?
In 1976, one small city nearly brought cutting-edge science to a halt.
Explore historic sample books and accompanying art by members of the Guild of Book Workers.
The Spanish physician and natural historian led the first European state-sponsored scientific expedition to the Americas in the 1570s.
A digital and outdoor exhibition exploring the nearly 100-year-old book that influenced generations of scientists.
The 2025 Nobel co-laureate in chemistry will present this year’s lecture, followed by a Q&A session and award presentation.
The bacteriologist and Microbe Hunters author sensationalized science for popular audiences.
Explore a unique collection of minerals that tells the story of human curiosity about the material world around us.
Join us for a fun and nostalgic evening in Old City celebrating the magic of instant photography!
What do shark fins, wool, and DNA have in common? Physicist Florence Bell studied them all with X-ray crystallography.
Sperling was a plant explorer who dedicated his life to preserving biodiversity through seed banking for ecological and agricultural purposes.
How does a museum and library negotiate biography, civics, and the history of science?
Crushing, an ancient technique for transforming materials, remains central to our lives today.
The path to a dubious cure.
A familiar rite of passage that’s been more than 100 years in the making.
As the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches, Jeffery R. Appelhans highlights the American Philosophical Society’s efforts to shed light on the overlooked scientific revolution from 1763 to 1804.
Nazism was a society-wide catastrophe, so why did so many people in technical fields in Germany embrace it?
Searching for the cats hiding in our collections.
People spontaneously combusting is the stuff of myth, but discoveries about the connections between combustion, blood, and breathing got Charles Dickens’s imagination burning.
Guided tours of the Othmer Library of Chemical History begin June 18.
A huge epidemic swept through America, affected tens of thousands of people, and then virtually vanished without a trace.
The Australian nature writer solved the orchid pollination mystery that puzzled Darwin.
The Science History Institute invites you to an evening of music and scientific wonder!