Galileo Galilei, one of the most famous and important scientists of all time, a man whose ideas survived Roman Inquisition and house arrest, is going up against Jackson Pollock, Langston Hughes and others to determine who is the “Most Seriously Amazing” at the Smithsonian. In this second annual contest, units from around the Smithsonian have picked their most remarkable objects and are asking the public to vote for the best of the Smithsonian.
Tag: Physics
We have recently received several books addressing the intriguing relation between science and art.
Originally published on the Collections Search Center (SIRIS Smithsonian Institution Research Information System) blog . . . Galileo Galilei, Sidereus Nuncius Magna, Longeque Admirabilia Spectacula Pandens, Suspiciendaque Proponens Unicuique [The great starry more »
Today we celebrate Albert Einstein, discoverer of the photoelectric effect for which he received the Nobel Prize, but even better known for his theory of relativity. Einstein was born on more »