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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
We are happy to report that the Library’s science lecture Our Place in the Universe – Cosmology from the Ancient Greeks to Today with astrobiologist Michelle Thaller will continue as scheduled for Wednesday Oct. 23rd at 11:30 a.m. in the Library’s Mary Pickford Theater of the James Madison Building. [Update 4/11/2014- The Our Place in …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about the Arcade in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Cookbooks and Food, Washington and the Capitol
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following is a guest post from Trevor Owens, Special Curator for the Library of Congress Science Literacy Initiative and Digital Archivist in the Office of Strategic Initiatives. Few images are as powerful as the 1968 Apollo 8 Earthrise photo and the 1990 Pale Blue Dot photo from Voyager 1. Seeing the Earth from space …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
It is difficult to increase the accuracy of hurricane-intensity forecasts, but such improvements have the potential to save lives and property. Starting 50 years ago, scientists have pursued a line of inquiry that has tried to connect hurricane-intensity change to the existence of tall storm cells, called “hot towers,” that occasionally form near the eyes …
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Weather
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Being the self-proclaimed LC weather gal, I felt compelled, and it was thoughtfully suggested to me, to write about the weather on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington. I love researching historical weather; the temperature, precipitation, humidity, cloud coverage, wind, etc., all aid in setting the stage or painting the picture of a …
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Weather
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
While thinking about a topic for this year’s Labor Day blog post, I was reviewing what we had done in the past and I realized quite a few were labor-related. So I decided that instead of writing something entirely new, a review of previous blog posts would make a good post. A Factory, a …
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following is a guest post by Emmy-Award-winning engineer Mark Schubin who is a frequent researcher at the Library of Congress. He has been writing about the intersecting histories of opera and media technology since 1972 and currently serves as engineer-in-charge of the Metropolitan Opera’s Media Department. In October 2011, Mark gave a presentation at the Library …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Inventions
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
This post features the Library’s ST&B 2013 junior fellow Camron T. Lee from Utah State University. 1. What is your background I was born and raised in Utah. After graduating high school, I spent two years living in Japan and developed a passion for Japanese language, culture, and history. Since returning to the States, I …
Posted in: Five Questions, Military science, Technical Reports and Standards
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
As summer is winding down and our interns and junior fellows are heading back to school or a new job, the Library is grateful to these students who take time out of their summer break to help with special projects. For the next month we will be highlighting the ST&B interns and junior fellows in …
Posted in: Five Questions