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History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
by The HuntingtonWith the 2006 acquisition of the Burndy Library (a collection of nearly 70,000 items), The Huntington became one the top institutions in the world for the study of the history of science and technology. In November 2008, The Huntington opened Dibner Hall of the History of Science, which features the permanent exhibition “Beautiful Science: Ideas that Change the World.” It includes galleries devoted to astronomy, natural history, medicine, and light. In lectures and interviews, curators and scholars explore a variety of subjects in the history of science.
Episodes
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: Now I See You As You Are
35m · PublishedRecorded May 15, 2017.
Exoplanet Genetics
1h 3m · PublishedDr. Johanna Teske, Carnegie Origins Postdoctoral Fellow, highlights new discoveries about exoplanets—planets orbiting stars other than our Sun—including how their composition is “inherited” from their host star. This talk is part of the Carnegie Astronomy Lecture Series at The Huntington.
Recorded May 1, 2017.
Simulating the Universe, One Galaxy at a Time
45m · PublishedRecorded April 17, 2017.
Unraveling the Mysteries of Exploding Stars
52m · PublishedRecorded April 3, 2017.
PBS’s “Mercy Street” and Medical Histories of the Civil War
1h 14m · PublishedRecorded Jan. 17, 2017.
The Value of Patents: A Historian’s Perspective
1h 3m · PublishedNaomi R. Lamoreaux, Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics and History at Yale University, discusses the important ways in which patents have contributed to technological innovation over the course of U.S. history. This talk is part of the Haaga Lecture Series at The Huntington.
Recorded Jan. 9, 2017.
Aerospace in Southern California
1h 3m · PublishedRecorded Dec. 13, 2016.
The Cutter Incident
48m · PublishedRecorded Nov. 1, 2016.
Physics and “Belles Lettres”: The Arts & the Sciences in the Industrial Revolution
1h 5m · PublishedJon Mee, professor of 18th-century studies at the University of York and the R. Stanton Avery Distinguished Fellow at The Huntington, discusses the network of literary and philosophical societies that sprang up in response to the transformative experience of the industrial revolution in the north of England between 1780 and 1830.
Recorded Sept. 21, 2016.
The Secret Lives of Galaxies
45m · PublishedHistory of Science, Technology, and Medicine has 32 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 29:03:24. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on December 23rd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on October 7th, 2023 21:22.