tor Contemporary ideas on ship stability: risk of capsizing / editors, Vadim L. Belenky, Kostas J. Spyrou, Frans van Walree, Marcelo Almeida Santos Neves and Naoya Umeda By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 07:44:13 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018). K. Murali, V. Sriram, Abdus Samad, Nilanjan Saha, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 07:45:02 EDT Online Resource Full Article
tor Preserving History, One Sticky Note at a Time By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 21:08:18 +0000 Written by Claire L. Lanier During the heated 2016 election, New York artist Matthew “Levee” Chavez famously started the “sticky note project” in the Union Square subway station in Manhattan. Armed with nothing more than some pens and sticky notes, Levee encouraged passersby to write down their emotions surrounding the election and post them on the... The post Preserving History, One Sticky Note at a Time appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General 2016 election Message for the President-Elect New-York Historical Society sticky note project Subway Therapy
tor The Evolution of the Electoral College By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:02:10 +0000 by Jean Tanis The need for the Electoral College in our electoral process has long been debated, particularly after heated political contests as we saw in 2016. But despite wide discussion, this complicated system still remains murky to many Americans. What exactly is it? How was it developed? And why do some insist it stay... The post The Evolution of the Electoral College appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Elector Electoral College Presidency Project
tor Heels and History: What sparkly, red platform boots tell us about American culture By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 20:01:44 +0000 Written by Debra Schmidt Bach, Curator of Decorative Arts The New-York Historical Society recently acquired a pair of custom-made boots created for actor Kevin Smith Kirkwood for his role in the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which tells the story of Charlie Price, a young Englishman who inherits his family’s failing shoe factory. While trying... The post Heels and History: What sparkly, red platform boots tell us about American culture appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General
tor Bringing It All Back Home: The Vietnam War in Public History and Personal Memory By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:33:04 +0000 Written by Louise Mirrer, President and CEO, New-York Historical Society I was born in 1953, three months before the signing of the armistice that ended the Korean War. My uncle, a U.S. soldier stationed in the Philippines, came home to New York that summer, bearing souvenirs. Among them was an exquisite embroidered silk kimono. A... The post Bringing It All Back Home: The Vietnam War in Public History and Personal Memory appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General American History exhibitions History political protest public history vietnam war War
tor National Art in Education Week: Meet the Art Educators of the Institution By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:00:12 +0000 In July 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives designated the second week of September as National Arts in Education Week. This annual celebration showcases and promotes the positive impact of arts education across the nation and its power to transform student learning. At the New-York Historical Society, arts education is a pillar of our educational mission. The... The post National Art in Education Week: Meet the Art Educators of the Institution appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General
tor Program Recap: The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 23:07:56 +0000 On Tuesday, November 14, the New-York Historical Society hosted a discussion, “A Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition.” This Frederick Douglass Council event featured Manisha Sinha as the guest speaker and Eric Foner as the moderator. Manisha Sinha, a James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut, is... The post Program Recap: The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General
tor Women at the Center: Celebrating Our First Year at the Center for Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 02:31:30 +0000 This year we opened the Center for Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society, the first institution of its kind within the walls of a major U.S. museum. Since then, we’ve been sharing the stories of formidable women whose courage, activism, and determination in the face of resistance inspire us all. It’s been a busy year! A... The post Women at the Center: Celebrating Our First Year at the Center for Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Now on View Women's History Center for Women's History hotbed women women's history
tor “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Teaching Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:45:37 +0000 Currently, only 13 percent of the historical figures in history textbooks are women. Why does this matter? As one teacher put it, in his response to our national survey: “You can’t be what you can’t see.” Girls and young women make up more than half of K-12 students and college undergraduates. If women are considered... The post “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Teaching Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History Center for Women's History teaching women's history women at the center women's history
tor “Where have all the comments gone?”—Visitor Thoughts on the Vietnam War By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:42:14 +0000 Our groundbreaking exhibition The Vietnam War: 1945–1975 is now in its fourth month on display. As its name implies, the exhibition begins the story of the Vietnam War at the end of World War II—but don’t be misled into thinking the exhibition ends when the troops were called home in 1975. It actually continues into... The post “Where have all the comments gone?”—Visitor Thoughts on the Vietnam War appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Now on View democracy Exhibition military museum Protest service vietnam war visitors
tor Putting the “Fight” in the “Fighting 69th”: Louis Lang and the Historic Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:58:12 +0000 One of the highlights of our North Gallery in our 4th-floor Luce Center, which reopened last April, is the magnificent painting Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War, painted by Louis Lang (1812-1893) in 1862. The painting depicts the regiment marching off the ship and into the Battery in Lower Manhattan,... The post Putting the “Fight” in the “Fighting 69th”: Louis Lang and the Historic Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General
tor Spring Tech Scholars Explore Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 21:50:08 +0000 This spring, the Tech Commons @ N-YHS welcomed our second cohort of Tech Scholars. Young women grades 9-12 from four of the five boroughs came every day for a week to the Tech Commons to explore the intersections of women’s history and web development. The group was tasked with building websites to share not only... The post Spring Tech Scholars Explore Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Education Technology Teens Women's History Tech Commons Tech Scholars women's history
tor History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:51:03 +0000 As October 31 draws near, ghosts appear in New York windows, and cobwebs creep over city bushes. Crisp leaves heap in piles along sidewalks where wrinkled gourds line up to watch crunchy commutes. All across the state New Yorkers still “inhale the witching influence of the air, and begin to grow imaginative, to dream dreams,... The post History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections bronze casting Halloween N-YHS permanent collection New-York Historical Society sculpture
tor Happy Birthday, New-York Historical Society! By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:24:10 +0000 This week, the New-York Historical Society turned 214! To celebrate our birthday we’re taking a look back on the construction of the New-York Historical Society’s permanent home at 170 Central Park West. Before settling along the park, New-York Historical lived at seven other locations around the city between 1804 and 1908. Here’s a retro map... The post Happy Birthday, New-York Historical Society! appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections Ephemera Hidden Gems from the Archives Photographs birthday black and white photography construction from the archives institutional history museum history n-yhs collection photo diary photography upper west side uptown
tor Factory in the Kitchen: Civil War-era Apple Parers By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:51:21 +0000 Yikes! This aggressive-looking machine is patented under the name “Lightning” and is cold to the touch. Because it’s made from cast iron, when you lift it, its weight drags your whole body down and turns your arm to pudding. It has four gears; each is a different size, and each is necessary. When activated, these... The post Factory in the Kitchen: Civil War-era Apple Parers appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections General Technology apple domestic life Food fruit Industrial Revolution kitchen technology
tor The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:37:56 +0000 Most Christian and Jewish Americans, reading about Christ’s resurrection or the Jewish exodus from Egypt during the upcoming Easter and Passover holidays, will not consider the Bible to be an American book. And yet, the Bible was our first American book; its earliest printings, translations, and interpretations reflected the experiences of the first Europeans to... The post The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Manuscripts American colonies American History book Exhibition immigration Installation special installation
tor The Fascinating Story of the First American Bible, a Native American Language Translation from 1663 By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2019 13:45:16 +0000 The first Bible to be printed in America was special for many reasons, but perhaps the most remarkable is this: It was translated into a language that most English colonists couldn’t read. A Geneva Bible, it was printed in Natick, an Algonquin language spoken by the Massachusett people who lived on the land surrounding the... The post The Fascinating Story of the First American Bible, a Native American Language Translation from 1663 appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Manuscripts Now on View america American colonies Exhibition exhibitions religion special installation
tor Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 14:35:12 +0000 An estimated 44 million people attended the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, and witnessed its vision for a shimmering, Art Deco “World of Tomorrow.” Some five million of those visitors got a chance to behold Lift Every Voice and Sing. A sculpture by artist Augusta Savage, it stood at a... The post Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Paintings Women's History african american american art Art Exhibition exhibitions now on view women artists
tor The trials of spring / Fork Films presents ; producer, Beth Levison ; director, Gini Reticker ; a co-production of ZAG Line Pictures, LLC and Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; in association with Fork Films, Artemis Rising Foundation and Center For By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 Rotch Library - JQ1850.A91 T75 2015 Full Article
tor Junction 48 / a Metro Communications ... [and others] production ; screenplay, Oren Moverman & Tamer Nafar ; director, Udi Aloni By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Thur, 18 May 2017 Rotch Library - PN1997.2.J86 2017 Full Article
tor Kedi / a Termite Films production, in association with PK Film ; directed by Ceyda Torun ; produced by Ceyda Torun, Charlie Wuppermann By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Tues, 19 Dec 2017 Rotch Library - SF450.K43 2017 Full Article
tor Pulsar astrophysics: the next fifty years: proceedings of the 337th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at Jodrell Bank Observatory, United Kingdom, September 4-8, 2017 / edited by Patrick Weltevrede, Benetge B.P. Perera, Lina Levin Pr By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Hayden Library - QB843.P8 I58 2018 Full Article
tor Mysteries of Mars / Fabio Vittorio de Blasio By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy by Wilson Wall By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor 4th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications: Delft, The Netherlands, October 16 -18, 2017 / editors, H. Paul Urbach and Qifeng Yu By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor Exploring the universe: a collection of research reviews on contemporary astrophysics and space science / Banibrata Mukhopadhyay, Supdipta Sasmal, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor Low frequency radio astronomy and the LOFAR Observatory: lectures from the Third LOFAR Data Processing School / George Heald, John McKean, Roberto Pizzo, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor Chondrules: records of protoplanetary disk processes / edited by Sara S. Russell, Natural History Museum, London, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Rowan University, New Jersey, and Alexander N. Krot, University of Hawaii, Manoa By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Hayden Library - QB758.5.C46 C456 2018 Full Article
tor Chronicling the golden age of astronomy: a history of visual observing from Harriot to Moore / Neil English By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 13:19:35 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor International Symposium on Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2016: proceedings organized by IAG Commission 2 and the International Gravity Field Service, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2016 / editors, Georgios S. Vergos, Roland Pail and Riccardo B By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor Hawking radiation: from astrophysical black holes to analogous systems in lab / Francesco D. Belgiorno (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Sergio L. Cacciatori (Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy), Daniele Faccio (Heriot-Watt University, UK) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor The physics and astrophysics of neutron stars Luciano Rezzolla, Pierre Pizzochero, David Ian Jones, Nanda Rea, Isaac Vidaña, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
tor Proceedings of the International Conference of Young Astrophysicists and Astronomers (ICYAA 2018): conference date, 8 June 2018: location, Padova, Italy / editors, Eugenio Bottacini and Elena Orlando By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:08:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
tor Exotic nuclei and nuclear/particle astrophysics (VII): physics with small accelerators: proceedings of Carpathian Summer School of Physics 2016 (CSSP18): conference date, 1-14 July 2018: location, Sinaia, Romania / editors, Livius Trache and Alexandra Spi By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 07:31:59 EDT Online Resource Full Article
tor International Symposium on Advancing Geodesy in a Changing World: Proceedings of the IAG Scientific Assembly, Kobe, Japan, July 30 -- August 4, 2017 / Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Laura Sánchez, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
tor Perihelia reduction and Global Kolmogorov tori in the planetary problem / Gabriella Pinzari By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
tor Flow visualization: techniques and examples / editors, A.J. Smits, T.T. Lim By library.mit.edu Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:20:36 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.F55 F56 2012 Full Article
tor Boundary layer flow over elastic surfaces and combined method of drag reduction / Viktor V. Babenko, Ho Hwan Chun, Inwon Lee By library.mit.edu Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:20:36 EST Barker Library - TA357.B22 2012 Full Article
tor Mechanics of fluid flow / Kaplan S. Basniev, Nikolay M. Dmitriev and George V. Chilingar ; science/technical editors, Misha Gorfunkel , Amir G. Mohammad Nejad By library.mit.edu Published On :: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 12:57:04 EDT Barker Library - TA357.B32 2012 Full Article
tor Numerical simulation of multiphase reactors with continuous liquid phase / Chao Yang and Zai-Sha Mao By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 06:00:02 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.M84 Y36 2014 Full Article
tor Computational methods in multiphase flow VII / editors, C.A. Brebbia, P. Vorobieff By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 06:08:55 EDT Barker Library - TA357.5.M84 I585 2013 Full Article
tor Applied dynamics in engineering / by Michael B. Spektor By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 06:05:22 EDT Barker Library - TA352.S64 2016 Full Article
tor Industrial computational fluid dynamics: September 21-25, 2015 / lecture series directors, J.-M. Buchlin & Ph. Planquart By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 Sep 2016 06:04:32 EDT Barker Library - TA357.5.M43 I548 2015 Full Article
tor Coarse grained simulation and turbulent mixing / [edited by] Fernando F. Grinstein, Los Alamos National Laboratory By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 06:12:55 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.T87 C53 2016 Full Article
tor Vector mechanics for engineers. Ferdinand P. Beer,E. Russell Johnston, Jr., David F. Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian P. Self By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 06:08:41 EST Barker Library - TA350.V34 2016 Full Article
tor Multiphase flow phenomena and applications: memorial volume in honor of Gad Hetsroni / editors, Gennady Ziskind, George Yadigaroglu By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 12 May 2019 06:17:42 EDT Hayden Library - TA357.5.M84 M82 2018 Full Article
tor Pantheon: the true story of the Egyptian deities / Hamish Steele By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 06:12:53 EST Hayden Library - PN6737.S837 P36 2017 Full Article
tor Planetes / story and art, Makoto Yukimura ; translation, Yuki Johnson ; English adaptation, Anna Wenger and Brendan Wright ; editor Brendan Wright ; lettering and retouch Susan Daigle-Leach By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 06:13:46 EST Hayden Library - PN6790.J34 P87313 2015 Full Article
tor Big mushy happy lump: a "Sarah's Scribbles" collection / Sarah Andersen ; editor Grace Suh By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 06:16:13 EST Hayden Library - PN6727.A47 B54 2017 Full Article
