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The “Disturbingly Informative” Mütter Museum, Philadelphia

By Robert Hicks Adorning the century-old Beaux Arts College of Physicians of Philadelphia is a large banner advertising the

14 Mar

By Robert Peck This article is condensed and reproduced by permission of the ANSP from www.ansp.org. The Academy of Natural

22 Feb

By Tim Jones This last December, I paid my respects at the grave of physicist Richard Feynman, interred with his wife Gweneth

18 Feb

By Paul Halpern One of the great intellectual heroes of the 20th century was German-Jewish mathematician Emmy Noether. Born

06 Feb

Ask Philadelphians what is the fanciest address in the city and they are likely to say Rittenhouse Square. Located at the

21 Jan

By Paul Halpern In honour of Benjamin Franklin’s 306th birthday (this article was published on 17 January 2012) and the

17 Jan

By Steven Turner This article was originally published on “O Say Can You See?”, the blog of the National Museum

30 Aug

By Paul Halpern The Albert Einstein Memorial, located just off the National Mall in Washington, D.C. near the corner of 21st

04 Aug

By Thad Parsons Open daily from 10:00am to 6:00pm (except on Thursday when it is open until 9:00pm – Second Thursday

14 Jan

By Thad Parsons Open Monday to Friday from 11:00am – 4:00pm, the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments is

11 Jan