Archive: April 2023 (4 Posts)

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“Rain and Snow, in Your Backyard and Around the Globe” with NASA Scientist Dr. George J. Huffman, May 9, 2023

April 25, 2023

On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, the Science, Technology and Business Division will welcome NASA Goddard Scientist, Dr. George J. Huffman, to the Library’s Pickford Theater at 11:30AM to discuss NASA’s use of satellite and surface data to understand the processes that create precipitation and how the results can be applied to analyze floods, droughts, and global weather and climate patterns; manage freshwater supplies, provide microinsurance against weather disasters in developing countries, and aid in forecasting agricultural production and outbreaks of some diseases.

Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Science, Weather

photograph of Dr. Eugene Chang, Martin Boyer Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine. University of Chicago.

Microbiome and Health Webinar on April 27

April 18, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

The Library of Congress Health Services Division and Science, Technology and Business Division invite you to a webinar on the microbiome and health with Dr. Eugene Chang on April 27, 2023.

Posted in: Health Sciences, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos

“There’ll always be a Q-W-E-R-T-Y.”

April 17, 2023

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

The typewriter, using the QWERTY keyboard, designed by Christopher Latham Sholes went into production in 1873 and was the format for all later typewriters. However, later inventors like August Dvorak, had their own ideas about the keyboard's layout.

Posted in: Business

Three hatted young women at restaurant table with a tablecloth and a vase of flowers, one removing hat

Millinery as a Top Industry for Women

April 5, 2023

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

A brief post for those interested in the history of the hat making industry with a cameo from Lilly Daché.

Posted in: Business, Women's History

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