Science History Institute

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The Science History Institute collects and shares the stories of innovators and of scientific discoveries that shape our lives.

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    Love ? Obsessed with 's soothing voice? Crazy for ? Wondering how television became a place for teaching science in the first place? TODAY, research fellow will be exploring those questions and more!

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  2. 22 minutes ago

    When I was research the history of 3-2-1 Contact, I discovered that and had partnered up together - and created scouting badges for watching episodes of the television program?! Here's my pin, dubbed the "science dabbler."

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  3. 42 minutes ago

    "Hey, Science is FUN!" exclaims Marc, in the award wining series 3-2-1 Contact! This television series was released in 1980 by the Children's Television Workshop - the same people behind Sesame Street and The Electric Company.

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  4. 1 hour ago

    A family watches the Science Review in the early 1950s! A great image that I found through 's online collection.

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    How do you think I got gray hair?

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  6. 2 hours ago

    Here's a Study Guide from the first season of Continental Classroom. Viewers would've ordered copies of this pamphlet and used it as they watched the series at home .

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  7. 2 hours ago

    Oh by the way, the Institute has quite a number of books related to the history of science television! I was excited to find material that they had on "Continental Classroom" which was a daily educational program on NBC in the 1950s.

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  8. 2 hours ago

    There was also a picture book about Mr. Wizard - which references his off-screen wife making jam for him and his guests?! Hey, canning is also a science!

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    Oh quick note: although that particular book only featured young boys as scientists - Mr. Wizard's show featured girls and boys equally! Here's a young scientist featured in his first book, Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets (1952)

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  10. 2 hours ago

    Here's another image from Mr. Wizard's Experiments for Young Scientists!

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  11. 3 hours ago

    The Institute also has a number of Mr.Wizard's books. Here's an image from "Mr. Wizard's Experiments for Young Scientists" from 1959.

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  12. 3 hours ago

    We've got a lot of objects related to the Mr. Wizard series at the Institute. For instance, check out this 1973 lab kit from our handling collection!

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  13. 3 hours ago

    Another one of my favorite shows is Watch Mr. Wizard. Mr. Wizard was Don Herbert, a talented actor and science teacher. His programs inspired a generation to discover the "science of everyday living." Watch more at !

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  14. 3 hours ago

    Lynn Poole happens to be one of my favorite figures. As a young man, he danced with Martha Graham's company in Europe. He wrote a history of the Olympics. and he refused to work with publishers who wouldn't give his wife equal credit on books.

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  15. 3 hours ago

    "Reality is another goal toward which the script writer must strive. the science program attempts to create an atmosphere of here and now..." Pearls of wisdom from the first tv book, published by Lynn Poole in 1950.

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  16. 4 hours ago

    One of the earliest science programs, the Johns Hopkins Science Review, started in 1948. Lynn Poole, its charismatic host, brought on university professors, medical illustrators, and industrial researchers to talk about their expertise. Also, bodybuilders.

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  17. 4 hours ago

    So, what counts as science television? What do you think? Honestly, one of my favorite 'science songs' as a child came from 'Animaniacs'

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  18. 4 hours ago

    These days, I'm a historian of science and media. I study the creation of science television series. Which means, yes, I get to binge a lot of television for my research. (it's hard work!!). 📺

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  19. 4 hours ago

    I grew up in Oregon. Total Nerd. Read scifi at . Volunteered and (Check out those bangs). Loved Star Trek. Somehow, in grad school, I figured out that I could combine all these! End result: I became a historian of science television.

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  20. 4 hours ago

    I'm a recent grad of Princeton's History of Science Program - my advisers were and - and it's been incredible to watch them become such prominent . Twitter can be such an incredible tool for historians !

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  21. 5 hours ago

    Hi everyone! I'm , one of the Institute's post-doctoral fellows! As an 80/20 fellow, I'm part of a new program that helps recent PhDs gather experience outside of traditional academic programs.

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