🌟Member Spotlight🌟We’re excited to share that Philadelphia Schools was featured in the @NYTimes! The article dives into the exhibit “Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray” at the Science History Institute. Don’t miss the full article! #SchoolLunch #USFA nyti.ms/3RwEkvB

Although forgotten today, rickets once devastated children, leaving their bones twisted. Finding the cause took decades, but ended with a startling discovery—nothing less than human photosynthesis. Story below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… @scihistoryorg sciencehistory.org/stories/disapp…

Asbestos was once considered a miracle substance, due to its ability to stop the fires that plagued every city. Sadly, it also shreds people’s lungs—until one crusading doctor ended this scourge. Full story below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Science History Institute sciencehistory.org/stories/disapp…

It was one the largest epidemics in American history, resulting in 30,000 cases of paralysis. And it would be forgotten today if not for blues musicians who recorded the details in their songs. New podcast below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… @scihistoryorg sciencehistory.org/stories/disapp…

International Council of Museums (ICOM) Be sure to check out other Philadelphia institutions participating in International Museum Day, like @amrevmuseum and @scihistoryorg.

So nice to see #ScienceTakesATrip in bookstores. Science for kids! FAU Erlangen-Nbg History of Science Museum Science History Institute Physics In History HISTORY Prof. Job Shipululo AMUPANDA

From "penny lunches" in the 1890s to today’s kale and quinoa—school lunches have come a long way. A fascinating look at how American schools have fed generations of kids for over 100 years: bit.ly/3SIFa97

When Charles Dickens included a scene about spontaneous combustion in one of his novels, some scientists went ballistic. It ignited one of the strangest controversies in literary history. New episode below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… @scihistoryorg sciencehistory.org/stories/disapp…

🐈 Check out our latest Collections Blog post "Here, Kitty, Kitty . . ." as our director of Library Services and Collections Blog coeditor, Gabriela Zoller, explores the feline friends hiding in our collections.⁠ ⁠⬇️ sciencehistory.org/collections/bl…

Why did so many doctors and engineers enthusiastically embrace the Nazis? Vanity, opportunism, and pseudoscience. Listen now—and get a DISCOUNT PROMO CODE for my new book, Dinner with King Tut: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Science History Institute sciencehistory.org/stories/disapp…

School lunch, a familiar rite of passage that’s more than 100 years in the making. It's been a marvel of science and logistics, shaped by war, depression, and a pandemic. Is there room to show some grace to those rectangular pizzas and frozen patties?⬇️ sciencehistory.org/stories/distil…

Join us for our annual Curious Histories Fest this SATURDAY, 6/14, from 11 am - 3 pm! Explore the science of food with hands-on activities, talks, and tasty samples! 🥒🍪 First 100 guests get a FREE lunchbox! No registration needed! Learn more: sciencehistory.org/fest 🎊🎉

🎉TOMORROW! ☔️ Rain or 🌞 shine! Meet us at 315 Chestnut Street for Curious Histories Fest! We'll have hands-on activities, tasty food, free ice cream, and family-friendly fun! PLUS, the first 100 visitors will receive a free lunchbox! See you there! sciencehistory.org/fest

Just got a private tour of the Science History Institute's rare books library, an archive of OLD chemistry/science books+manuscripts, some dating back to the 1400s. some hilariously outdated. Books on alchemy, etc. There's a manuscript handwritten by Isaac Newton. Crazy stuff.

Studies of wool helped weave a path to the structure of DNA? They did indeed, thanks to physicist Florence Bell - new biog just written for the Science History Institute in Philadelphia - Science History Institute #histSTM explains how! sciencehistory.org/education/scie…

Science and Society in the Age of Revolutions! This September the APS and the Science History Institute will host a joint conference! Check out the program and register online! amphilsoc.org/events/science… #historyofscience #AmericaRevolution #Archives