This post was authored by Nanette Gibbs, Business Reference Librarian, and Sean Bryant, Science Reference Librarian, of the Science, Technology, and Business Division. On June 24, 2019, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. the Library of Congress Science and Business Reading Room will highlight the plight of vulnerable endangered species with a display matching the […]
This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. Overshadowed by an outbreak of tornadoes in May, the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1. NASA Goddard research meteorologist Scott Braun will present a timely lecture on how NASA is using space-based and airborne measurements to […]
This post was authored by Lynn Weinstein, Business Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. The anniversary of women gaining full citizenship with the right to vote following the passage and ratification of the 19th amendment on August 20, 1920 has sparked a full year of commemoration at many institutions, including the Library […]
For some inexplicable reason, Inside Adams has yet to publish a post on someone who is of interest to both Business and Science – Ben Franklin. We did publish a post on a school named in his honor, but not on his contribution to the sciences or how he relates to business. I decided it […]
May 10 marks the day that the last spike for the Transcontinental Railroad was struck 150 years ago in Promontory, Utah. This railroad connected the east coast to the west and played a major role in the development of the western United States. You can read more about the history of the transcontinental railroad by […]
This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. The next speaker in the NASA Goddard lecture series, Elisa Quintana, never dreamed of becoming an astrophysicist, but happened to take physics at the University of California, San Diego, and was fortunate to work with Professor Sally Ride. […]
This post was written by Kelsey Diemand, Librarian in Residence in the Science, Technology and Business Division. The historian in me is constantly on the lookout for new sources of historical business information and, the Library of Congress collections never disappoint. My latest interest is labor history, which is how I discovered a person that […]
This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. 50 years ago on July 20, 1969, around 530 million of us watched in amazement as first Neil Armstrong and then Buzz Aldrin left the lunar module Eagle and stepped out on the surface of the moon. Michael […]
This post was written by Science Reference Specialist Stephanie Marcus. The Science, Technology and Business Division is partnering with NASA Goddard for the thirteenth year of earth and space science lectures. The eight talks will be held in the Mary Pickford Theater in the Library’s James Madison Building. Each will be recorded and available at […]
This post was written by Science Reference Specialist Nate Smith. Lately there has been a lot of discussion about the migration of the magnetic north pole. The magnetic north pole is different from the geographic North Pole and is part of the much larger magnetic field of the Earth. Not only do the magnetic poles […]