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Featured Event:
Reading the Great
Books of Science
All-Day Program
Sat., Dec. 5 at 9:30 AM
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Science history across the centuries:
Virtuvian Man, by Leonardo daVinci,
ca 1490; Novum organum scientiarum,
by Francis Bacon, 1645; digital image of
Pluto, 2015; a page in Charles Darwin's
"B" notebook, 1837; Nicholaus Copernicus,
ca 1580 anonymous
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From photographing America's wilderness to 3D imaging ancient Egyptian pharaohs, our Science and Nature programs shine a light on mysteries of the past and present to reveal shocking discoveries about our universe.
Featured Event: What happened to scientific inquiry? To our desire to better understand our world, our cosmos, ourselves? Too often, we learn about current issues in science through a debate among semi-informed politicians or in a journalist’s brief article.
In this all-day seminar, discover the groundbreaking books, which over the centuries moved scientific development forward. Explore the works of great scientist-writers, from Hippocrates, Plato, and Aristotle, through 20th-century classics in biology, physics, and cosmology. They are a reminder that scientific inquiry is an essential, often deeply personal, sometimes flawed, frequently brilliant way of understanding the world.
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Upcoming Special Event: For Ian Shive, a day’s work is like a walk in the park, if that park is Yosemite, Yellowstone, or some other national park. He has made chronicling the drama and beauty of our wilderness his life’s work, and his new collection, The National Parks: An American Legacy (Insight Editions), celebrates the National Park Service’s centennial next year.
Shive discusses his career as photographer, author, educator, and environmental advocate focused on the beauty of the American landscape; offers insights on the changing role of the conservation photographer; and examines how photography has become one of the primary ways that we now interact with nature.
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Upcoming Science Programs at the Smithsonian:
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Evening Program - LIMITED AVAILABILITY!
Mon., Oct. 26 at 6:45 PM
If you’ve been hooked on the podcast “Serial,” you’ll want to hear what Timothy G. Keel, a major case specialist with the FBI, has to say about the complexities, challenges, and techniques connected with investigating long-unsolved murders.
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Picturing Wilderness with Photographer Ian Shive
Evening Program with Book Signing - SPECIAL EVENT!
Tues., Nov. 10 at 6:45 PM
Conservation photographer Ian Shive offers an illustrated guide to some intriguing destinations for outdoor lovers: urban wildlife refuges found near many major cities. Buy tickets>> |
Holidays at Winterthur and Longwood Gardens
All-Day Tour - NEW!
Fri., Dec. 4 at 8 AM
Sat., Dec. 12 at 8 AM
At Winterthur this year, the traditional colors of the season are enhanced by the rich jewel tones of Tiffany glass. A pair of exhibitions spotlights the captivating works of Louis Comfort Tiffany and the company that bears his family name, and they’re among the highlights of a day spent at two destinations that will kick off your own holidays in grand style. (World Art History Certificate elective) Buy tickets>> |
Reading the Great Books of Science
All-Day Program - FEATURED EVENT!
Sat., Dec. 5 at 9:30 AM
In this all-day seminar, explore the works of the great scientist-writers—from Hippocrates, Plato, and Aristotle, through 20th-century classics in biology, physics, and cosmology—which over the centuries moved scientific development forward.
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Pharaohs
Evening Program with Book Signing - NEW!
Mon., Dec. 7 at 6:45 PM
Modern 3D imaging has given some ancient Egypt rulers an afterlife they could never have imagined. Sahar Saleem, co-author of Scanning the Pharoahs, shares the fascinating insights into royal lives and deaths revealed by recent high-tech examinations of mummies. Buy tickets>> |
Richard P. Feynman: Quoting a Genius
Evening Program with Book Signing - NEW!
Mon., Dec. 14 at 6:45 PM
Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Richard P. Feynman was as famous for the wit and wisdom of his popular lectures and writings as for his fundamental contributions to science. Maria Feynman joins NPR’s Joe Palca in a conversation about her new book that collects the most memorable of her father’s observations. Buy tickets>> |
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