Many of this country’s naturally gifted scientists–its most inquisitive, observant, persistent citizens–share a handicap: they can’t read yet. They also can’t play with matches, focus microscopes or ...

Costume designer Mirren Gordon-Crozier takes Elizabeth from lab technician to the cooking show host of “Supper at Six,” choosing dusty, muted tones for the character when she is in scientist mode. “I ...

Before he was “the science guy,” Bill Nye was just a standup comic with an engineering degree. Then he pitched PBS a kids’ science show, which premiered in 1993, and it became one of the most popular ...

When Derek Miller began his PhD in materials science, he couldn’t wait to get started with his research. But before he did, he had to go through the experimentalist’s rite of passage: picking out a ...

When you picture a scientist, do you see a white coat-clad PhD-holder pipetting away at a lab bench? Or maybe a skygazer with a different day job who goes out on clear nights for a good view of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Lab coat worn by Bill Nye on the ...