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Happy birthday, Virginia Apgar! This groundbreaking physician as born #OTD in 1909. Dr. Apgar designed the Apgar Score, which is still used today to evaluate the health of infants immediately after birth. #WomenInScience #OthmerLibrary https://t.co/kBnky8fk3V
Cement is boring, right? Not according to Helinews! This wacky illustration appeared on the cover of the spring 1966 issue of the in-house publication of Beckman's Helipot Division, which featured a two-page spread about cermet trimmers. #OthmerLibrary https://t.co/78fgfNqKcT
This has been another close one, folks! The winner is Annie Jump Cannon! Tune in at noon ET to vote in our next round.
Let’s play! Time for a scavenger hunt in our digital collections. #MuseumFromHome #OthmerLibrary
Since the 15th century, herbals like this have depicted medicinal plants. Got these useful herbs at home? Reply with your photo! (Alphabetical order optional) https://t.co/n5oJtzo9r1
This painting of the rolling West Virginia hills actually depicts the site of the world's first petrochemical plant, built by the Union Carbide Corporation in 1920. #MuseumMonday #MuseumMomentOfZen https://t.co/OyGf5byIT1
While Mitchell and Cannon may have tied here on Twitter, Cannon managed to squeak a narrow lead on Facebook, so we're declaring her the winner of our #SciHistoryBracket contest! Tune back in at noon for more of our ongoing #WomenInScience counter-programming.
The draw of microscopic imagery for C19 consumers resembles the appeal of atomic imagery 100 years later: textiles inspired by new techs imaging crystals, minerals, & proteins were shown at the 1951 Festival of Britain https://t.co/bzYyoiDHAt #FellowFriday
@NtlMuseumsScot Looking closer, sprigs ornament the pattern's tube-like forms; the combination resembles a microscopic view of organic connective tissue covered in branching blood vessels, suggesting a "second skin" of sorts (inside-out!). #FellowFriday