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Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Along the serene Brandywine River in Delaware, in 1802, Eleuthere Irene du Pont de Nemours founded his powder works and began the legacy of a powerful and wealthy French American family...
Posted in: Business, Inventions
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Continuing the Library of Congress COVID-19 Health Webinar Series, the Library's Health Services Division (HSD) and Science, Technology & Business Division (ST&B) will be hosting a virtual panel on "Covid-19 and Our Environment" on Wednesday, July 21 at 11:30 a.m. (EDT).
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Science
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Interested in how to do Business Research at the Library of Congress? Come to our Virtual Business Research Orientation July 14, from 1-2 pm!
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Held to celebrate the centennial of Thomas Jefferson's 1804 Louisiana Purchase, the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair was the perfect place for George Westinghouse to demonstrate his companies' dominance and specifically, the skills of the 9,000 Pittsburghers who worked in his factories.