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As recent tragedies reveal, it’s harder to reach extreme ocean depths than the Moon. Meet the people who got there first—and barely lived to tell to the tale.
How balloon geek Auguste Piccard inspired Hollywood and became a worthy namesake for Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek fame.
Our occasional newsletter for educators and learners will keep you up to date on everything we offer to nourish curiosity about the science in our lives.
Meet Arthur Eddington, the weirdo scientist who made Albert Einstein the genius we know today.
We explain science and technology through often playful, always compelling stories about the past and the future.
Investigating the origins of two early-20th-century Italian “flap anatomy” books.
It was the most powerful emotional moment of Albert Einstein’s life—the instant he knew he was a genius.
Interested in historical materials about color? Explore our museum and library collections!
My trip to Rare Book School, or, how I spent (part of) my summer.
Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann shares an untold story about science and immigration.
This digital and outdoor exhibition explores the intersections of environmentalism, education, and fun with board games from the 1970s.
For thousands of years, we’ve colored our clothes, our bodies, and our environments, to express our culture, our beliefs, and our traditions.
How popular narratives of the atomic age obscure the bomb’s first victims.
What book bindings teach us about readers of the past.
What can a railroad construction foreman’s devastating skull injury teach us about the brain’s ability to heal?
People love to retro-diagnose historical figures, even when it’s nearly impossible.
Othmer Gold Medal, Bolte Award, and AIC Gold Medal winners honored for outstanding achievements during Institute’s annual Curious Histories Fest on June 10.
A scientific mystery straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.
In medicine, going rogue is never a good idea.
Learn how Center for Oral History staff are working to shed light on the experiences of immigrant scientists.
How paranoia doomed a nuclear patent lawyer.
Can you really collapse and wake up speaking a totally new language?
French authorities thought uranium had been stolen for rogue atomic bombs. The truth was much more incredible.
The downside of using genetic genealogy to fight crime.
ReJoyce! The Science History Institute joins the Rosenbach for its annual Bloomsday celebration of James Joyce.
Kekulé famously “saw” carbon atoms joining in a “giddy dance” in a daydream. Couper invented a symbolic language to represent carbon linkage. Both made significant contributions to the field of structural chemistry.
Get answers to common questions about Beckman Center fellowships.
The Beckman Center offers a variety of short- and long-term fellowships as well as library travel grants.