Robert Hicks, Jennifer Vess, Beth Ann Swan, Susannah Carroll, and Susan Glassman
Wagner Free Institute of Science (Philadelphia, PA)
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121
We cordially invite you to travel back in time, and examine cutting edge science of the past. Delight in the curiosities you will find and wonder at relics that then were unsurpassed. Marvel at the feats and innovation in medicine, technology and engineering, accomplished by the world’s most advanced minds. Glimpse how yesterday’s science laid today’s foundation, forever changing humankind. Hosted by Alexis Jeffcoat of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, this event will begin with short presentations by: Robert D. Hicks, Ph.D., Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia; Jennifer Vess, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University; Dr. Beth Ann Swan, Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing; Susannah Carroll, The Franklin Institute; and Susan Glassman, The Wagner Free Institute of Science. After the presentations, join the speakers in the Wagner’s museum, a preserved, Victorian-era natural history museum, to learn more about the artifacts presented and a witness a few bonus presentations. Admission is free; this event is part of the 2016 Philadelphia Science Festival.
http://www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org/syllabi%202015-16/ScienceFestival2016Expo1866.htm