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The staff of The Franklin Institute bring a full-size Viking ship in to the museum through the Franklin Memorial.

How to Fit a Dinosaur In a Freight Elevator

Title image reading "Why We Need Scientific Illustration" layered over illustrations of the internal human anatomy

Physical Science

Why We Need Scientific Illustration

Black and white photograph of Nikola Tesla in front of the spiral coil of his high-voltage Tesla coil transformer

Franklin Institute Programs

Creating Tesla's Dream: The Artist

A banner in The Franklin Institute reads, "Tech Studio: Coming Soon. Engineered by TE Connectivity."

Franklin Institute Programs

National Engineers Week and the New Tech Studio Project

Blog Header image reading Scientific Illustration: What is it?

Physical Science

Scientific Illustration: What Is It?

Volunteer Art Friedman gives a demonstration at the Heart Bar at The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute

Unsung Heroes

"She was not just a pioneer in the environmental movement… she pioneered it."

Remembering Rachel Carson, Environmental Pioneer

A wall at The Franklin Institute is decorated with hexagons and 3D printed objects and bears the label, "Tech Studio."

Technology

A Look Inside the Tech Studio

Traveling Science Show Presenters from The Franklin Institute

Creating Tesla’s Dream

Chocolate chip cookie dough ready to go into the oven at a Cookie Lab event.

Physical Science

Jessica McDermott

Holiday Cookie Lab

Brittany and Alix

Planet Earth and Oceans

Alix Leszczynski

Reflecting on E/V Nautilus: Alix Returns to The Franklin Institute

Darryl Williams

Physical Science

Christine Quach

Darryl Williams joins NASA’s efforts in creating a STEM-literate world

Alix sitting at the computer

Planet Earth and Oceans

Alix Leszczynski

Ocean Exploration with E/V Nautilus: What Have We Seen?

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