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Institute President David Cole Delivers Talk on History of Inventions at Imagine Solutions Conference
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Hidden City Philadelphia: A Year in Ruins
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Science History Institute Receives CLIR Grant to Digitize Papers of Georg and Max Bredig
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Science History Institute Launches Second Podcast Series
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News at IU Bloomington: Newton Watermark Project Could Help Date Books More Accurately
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Screenshot of David Cole interview with ABC7 Fort Myers

ABC7 Fort Myers: 19 Visionaries to Discuss Timely Topics at 2021 Imagine Solutions Conference
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Institute President David Cole to Speak at Imagine Solutions Conference 2021
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Visit Philadelphia: History, Culture & Cocktails
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Gettingsmart.com: 100 Podcasts You Should Check Out
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Plastic Wares Sales Display Featuring Dow Styron 1949

The Pulse: The Miracle and Menace of Plastic
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Science History Institute Receives $40K PHMC Grant
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Page from Isaac Newton’s copy of the Preparation of the [Sophick] Mercury for the [Philosophers’] Stone

Science History Institute Receives NEH/AHRC Grant
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The Why: A Camera, a Mask, and 2020’s Most Enduring Image
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A nurse in a mask

UWISHUNU: The Top Things to Do in Philly This Week & Weekend, November 2–8
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The Washington Post: The Idea of Herd Immunity to Manage the Coronavirus Should Ring Alarm Bells
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PhillyVoice: Photos of Essential Workers to Be Displayed by the Science History Institute
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Science History Institute Debuts New Outdoor Exhibition
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Bob Gore 1982

BBC: Institute President David Cole Remembers Inventor Bob Gore
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Cartoon of mechanic getting electricuted

Comics: Old-School Distance-Learning Tools

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Robert W. Gore demonstrating the expansion of ePTFE, ca. 1982.

Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Bob Gore
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Oil painting of an alchemist in his workshop in the 1600s

Atlas Obscura: 6 Fascinating Medical Marvels in Pennsylvania
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‘The Instrumental Chemist: The Incredible Curiosity of Arnold O. Beckman’ Released Nationwide on Video on Demand
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Woodcut of medieval printers at work

Would a Book Lie?

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Science History Institute Receives COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL Grant
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Science History Institute and Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie Announce Winners of 2020 Franklin-Lavoisier Prize
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Michael Somogyi and Unidentified Women in Laboratory

BBC: The People Solving Mysteries during Lockdown
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Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Board Member Peter Lederman
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Letter from Percy Julian to ACS president 1956

A Message from the Science History Institute about Black Lives Matter
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Michael Somogyi and Unidentified Women in Laboratory

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Readers Rapidly Identify Renowned Scientist
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Anonymous Too Long—STL Women Shorted on Credit for Scientific Work
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A Message from the Science History Institute about COVID-19
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Museum display of alchemical objects

CBS3: Science History Institute Blends History of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences
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The Hill: R&D, Not Greenland, Can Solve Our Rare Earth Problem
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Science on TV: An Interview with Ingrid Ockert

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The Oprah Magazine: 20 Best History Podcasts That’ll Make You Rethink What You Learned in School
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ChemistryViews: IUPAC 2019 in Paris
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How Oral History Opens Up the Past

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A man holds a beaker containing a bright green liquid. On the desk in front of him is a number of scientific implements.

The Case of Continental Classroom

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