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May 1, 2024
The American Philosophical Society and the Library Company of Philadelphia, two eminent institutions based in Philadelphia, were founded by Benjamin Franklin to improve society through...
April 29, 2024
Oliver Evans engraving, APS Print Collection: Persons (EY 12.02). APS. Oliver Evans (1755-1819) was born in Delaware, and became a prolific inventor. One of his...
April 22, 2024
Portrait of Sara Yorke Stevenson by Leopold Seyffert presented to the University Museum in 1917 in honor of her 70th birthday. Courtesy of the University...
April 15, 2024
Historians of Britain, Ireland, and early America have approached the imperial crisis of the late 18th century from a number of angles, seeking to diagnose...
April 8, 2024
Header Image: Katharine Way, undated. Photo courtesy of Physics Today . When I was first asked whether I could contribute something original to the story...
April 4, 2024
18th and 19th century Philadelphia was a hive of scientific discovery, inspiring artists and scientists to capture the beauty, excitement, and complexity of the natural...
April 1, 2024
I began my Princeton University GradFUTURES Social Impact Fellowship at the American Philosophical Society Press with a clearly delineated task. Press Director Peter Dougherty had...
March 25, 2024
The Library & Museum at the American Philosophical Society supports a diverse community of scholars working on a wide-range of projects in fields including early...