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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
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
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
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agriculture's Division of Chemistry
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agriculture's Division of Chemistry, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1883
Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agricultures Division of Chemistry (third from the right) with his staff, not long after he joined…
Tags: Department of Agriculture, FDA, Food and Drugs Act, Harvey Wiley, 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
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Inspecting a Candy Factory
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Inspecting a Candy Factory, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1911
John Earnshaw, an early food and drug inspector working in and around Baltimore, inspects a clean and sanitary candy factory around 1911/12. Candy in…
Shealah Craighead, INSPIRE Women Act
Shealah Craighead, INSPIRE Women Act, White House, February 28 2017
The Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers Act (H.R. 321), or INSPIRE Women Act, was introduced by Representative…
Tags: Education, Law, Mentorship, NASA, Science, STEM, US Congress, Women
White House, INSPIRE Women Act
White House, INSPIRE Women Act, Wikimedia Commons, 2/28/2017
The Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers Act (H.R. 321), or INSPIRE Women Act, was introduced by Representative…
Tags: Congress, Education, Legislation, Science, Women
UC Santa Barbara, National Institute of Justice
UC Santa Barbara, National Institute of Justice, UC Santa Barbara, 2019
Mission The National Institute of Justice — the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice — is dedicated to…
Tags: Crime Reduction, Department of Justice, DOJ, National Institute of Justice, NIJ, Research, Science