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1 day ago · Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution ( / smɪθˈsoʊniən / smith-SOH-nee-ən ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge."
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- Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian
- August 10, 1846; 177 years ago
23 hours ago · Because the authorities get prickly over context, let us begin this simple reflection with some theoretical musings. We all know what museums were (1. a. Hist. The university building erected at Alexandria by Ptolemy Soter. b. gen. A building or apartment dedicated to the pursuit of learning or the arts; a ‘home of the Muses’; a scholar’s ...
1 day ago · v. t. e. The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995, the second anniversary of the end to the Waco siege. The bombing was the deadliest act of terrorism in U.S. history before the September 11 attacks in 2001, and it ...
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1 day ago · The Science Museum has constructed two Difference Engines according to Babbage's plans for the Difference Engine No 2. One is owned by the museum. The other, owned by the technology multimillionaire Nathan Myhrvold , went on exhibition at the Computer History Museum [160] in Mountain View, California on 10 May 2008. [161]
- Mathematics, engineering, political economy, computer science
3 days ago · A message from Emma Nardi, President of the International Council of Museums. Ever since 1977, ICOM has organised The International Museum Day on May 18. This day is a wonderful opportunity to harmonise all members in a global symphony played in very diverse ways. The theme that was chosen at the ICOM General Assembly for IMD 2024 is Museums ...
2 days ago · The fact that humans are rational and seek after a high power points to our souls being “patterned on God himself.” The intelligibility of the universe, as scientists continue to uncover, “shows the incredible generosity of the Creator in sharing his causal powers with creation again in a way that I think would have been impossible to ...
2 days ago · Matter: Atoms and Properties - Open Response Question 3. Force and Motion - Open Response Question 3. Forms of Energy - Open Response Question 1. Forms of Energy - Open Response Question 2. Earth's Structure & Natural Processes - Open Response Question 1.
