Smithsonian articles

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  Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell's voice recovered from 'unplayable' record

  By Carl Franzen on April 25, 2013 01:13 pm + 53 comments

  Alexander Graham Bell, the man widely credited with inventing the telephone as we know it (though Continue reading…

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  Smithsonian's Eyewitness to Space collection offers unique look at the early space program

  By T.C. Sottek on May 27, 2012 09:17 am + 4 comments

  The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Eyewitness to Space collection is an extensive Continue reading…

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  '5th Ave. Frogger' adds gaming's deadliest enemy: New York drivers

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 20, 2012 05:09 am + 7 comments

  Frogger — the video game with the frog that runs across a busy street — has been around for more Continue reading…

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  Space Shuttle Discovery retires to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

  By T.C. Sottek on April 19, 2012 08:09 pm + 47 comments

  We were fortunate enough to be in attendance at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum today, Continue reading…

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  Smithsonian tours its meteorite storage facility: over 15,000 samples in 'tight security'

  By Andrew Webster on April 2, 2012 06:55 pm + 6 comments

  In Suitland, Maryland the Smithsonian stores thousands of Antarctic meteorites so well that the Continue reading…

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  The Art of Video Games exhibition gathers 40 years of gaming history

  By Bryan Bishop on March 17, 2012 08:23 am + 24 comments

  Whether your tastes fall along the lines of Zaxxon, Super Mario World, or Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Continue reading…

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  Smithsonian using 3D scanning to archive collection

  By Andrew Webster on February 28, 2012 03:25 pm + 13 comments

  The Smithsonian has a collection of approximately 137 million items, but only limited space to Continue reading…

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  Early Alexander Graham Bell recording tests get a digital listen

  By Bryan Bishop on December 28, 2011 12:33 pm + 3 comments

  Digital imaging is allowing scientists to listen to test recordings made by Alexander Graham Bell's Continue reading…