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- Tags: Science
Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklyn as Scientist and Innovator
Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklyn as Scientist and Innovator, Library of Congress, 1776 - first photo, 1744 - second photo
Benjamin Franklin is considered an American patriot and founding father, but his careers and influence took him much further. As a "man of science"…
Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Electricity, Fireplace, Glasses, Inventions, Science
City College of New York, Ruth E. Stark, Ph.D. - 2012 Sloan Public Service Award Winner
City College of New York, Ruth E. Stark, Ph.D. - 2012 Sloan Public Service Award Winner, City College of New York, None
Dr. Ruth Stark, distinguished professor of chemistry and acting dean of science at The City College of New York, is one of six extraordinary city…
Tags: Awards, Chemistry, Ruth E. Stark, Science, Sloan Public Service, Women
Columbia University, Finding a Cure for Huntington's Disease
Columbia University, Finding a Cure for Huntington's Disease, Columbia University, None
For her groundbreaking work in the scientific and public arenas towards finding a cure for Huntington's disease and for increasing awareness of all…
Tags: Diseases, Genetics, Huntington's Disease, Nancy Wexler, Science
Douglas A. Lockard, Herbert Boyer
Douglas A. Lockard, Herbert Boyer, Science History Institute, June 9 2005
Herbert Wayne "Herb" Boyer (born July 10, 1936) is a researcher and entrepreneur in biotechnology. Along with Stanley N. Cohen and Paul Berg he…
Tags: Bacteria, Biotech, Genetic Engineering, Herbert Boyer, Science
Imperial War Museum, Penicillin
Imperial War Museum, Penicillin, Imperial War Museum, Between 1939 and 1945 - first photo, July 20 2009 - second photo
No description given
Tags: Antibiotics, Diseases, Penicillin, Science, Syphilis, World War II
Michael J. Ermarth, FDA Lab 3000
Michael J. Ermarth, FDA Lab 3000, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, February 5 2009
Feb. 5, 2009; Irvine, CA An FDA microbiologist tests seafood samples for the presence of Salmonella.
Tags: FDA, Food Safety, Salmonella, Science, Seafood, Testing
National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation Celebrating 50 Years 1950-2000
National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation Celebrating 50 Years 1950-2000, National Science Foundation, No date
The U.S. national Science Foundation promotes the progress of science to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare and to secure the…
Tags: National Defense, National Science Foundation, Nifty50, Science, US
Pete J. Souza, Obama signs FSMA into Law
Pete J. Souza, Obama signs FSMA into Law, Executive Office of the President of the United States, January 4 2011
Obama signs FSMA into Law. The law grants the FDA a number of new powers, including mandatory recall authority, which the agency has sought for many…
Tags: Food Safety, FSMA, Law, Obama, Science
Sam Ogden, Rudolf Jaenisch
Sam Ogden, Rudolf Jaenisch, Whitehead Institute, June 2003
Rudolf Jaenisch (born 22 April 1942) is a Professor of Biology at MIT and a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He is…
Tags: Biology, Cancer, Diseases, Genetic Engineering, Rudolf Jaenisch, Science, Transgenic Science