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The Lyne Starling Trimble History of Science Public Lecture Series features prominent science historians and writers who highlight the important roles that science plays in modern society and culture. All lectures are usually held at the American Center for Physics, College Park, MD, but have moved to an online webinar format during the pandemic. Recordings of past lectures are made available through YouTube.
Subjects or Themes
Science, Modern History, History of Modern Science, History of Science and Society
Project Language(s)
English
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Content Type
Sound, Video, Images
Target Audience(s)
Creators
Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of Physics in collaboration with various science historians and writers.
Year(s)
2010-Today
Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location
American Institute of Physics
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Labor and Support
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Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement
Funded by a generous donation from Dr. Virginia Trimble, the lecture series is named after her late father, Dr. Lyne Starling Trimble (1912–1992) who held patents for a number of color-reproduction systems and was an innovative chemist. The series was first endowed at $100,000 by Dr. Trimble, and the Trimble Lecture Fund with the AIP Foundation aims to support and increase sustainability by further endowing the series at $200,000.