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Apr
Ingrid Daubechies’ Contributions to the Theory and Applications of Wavelets Symposium honoring Ingrid Daubechies, The Franklin Institute's 2011 Benjamin Franklin Medalist in Electrical Engineering.
This event is presented as part of The Franklin Institute Awards Week Celebration of Science, generously underwritten...
Computers and the Brain: Models of Cognition and Applications to Intelligent Tutoring Symposium honoring John R. Anderson, The Franklin Institute's 2011 Benjamin Franklin Medalist in Computer and Cognitive Science.
This event is presented as part of The Franklin Institute Awards Week Celebration of...
Fred Kavli: Physicist, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist Join Fred Kavli, founder of Kavlico and recipient of The Franklin Institute’s 2011 Bower Award for Business Leadership, as he shares his story—from his Norwegian roots, to blazing his path...
The Hidden Reality with Brian Greene: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos Join famed author and physicist Brian Greene as he takes you on a trip through time, space, and reality. Get to know the NOVA host and String Theorist while he...
Seemed Right at the Time?! Scenes from Science Past What makes for science or quackery? How were astrology, divination, diagnosis of witches and the evolution of human character at one time rooted in hard core scientific fact?...
Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony and Dinner As one of the oldest, most prestigious, and comprehensive science and technology awards programs in the world, The Franklin Institute Awards Program has honored thousands of scientists, engineers, inventors, and...
Murder at The Mütter Join us for a lively, interactive experience at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Mütter Museum. Collaborate with forensics experts from leading institutions as they guide us...
Feeding the Future The human population continues to grow at an alarming rate, yet the size of farmable land remains the same. How do we confront the issues of being able to...
Engineering and the Orchestra Watch technology in action with Drexel University College of Engineering faculty and students as they assist The Philadelphia Orchestra in a series of performances of Stravinsky's opera-oratorio "Oedipus Rex." The...