Science

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Materials in this collection include records of the various departments, including meeting minutes from the Department of Biology. They range in date from 1937-79.

Abstract In 1882, a federation of the Philosophical, Anthropological, and Biological societies in Washington gathered to form a joint venture titled The Washington Academy of Sciences. The purpose of this formation was to promote joint publications, periodic meetings of these three societies, and to manage courses of popular lectures. The Washington Academy of Sciences formally filed articles of incorporation in 1898. The 21st century objectives of the Washington Academy of Sciences mirror those...

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This collection contains documents, records, photographs and other materials related to Mario Cardullo. The material dates from 1955 to 2013. Dr. Cardullo was a writer and inventor, most known for creating modern radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. In addition, he held numerous other patents.

Abstract This collection contains speeches, articles, and correspondence associated with the work of Patricia Garfinkel as a speech writer. The content of the speeches is science policy in the United States and is dated from 1975-2008. The articles in the second series are those used by Ms. Garfinkel during her speech writing and represent significant research materials that informed major science policy in the 1990s and early 2000s. In addition there is what is described as a manuscript by Willam T....