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William J. Hammer seated among his large collection of scientific and experimental apparatus
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In Uncle Sam’s Service: WWI Inventor William J. Hammer

Inventor William J. Hammer was one of thousands of patriotic inventors who mobilized for World War I.

Richmond attorney Giles B. Jackson (1853-1924), director-general of the Negro Development and Exposition Company (NDEC) and the visionary behind the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition’s Negro Building.
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An Early Attempt to Build a “National Museum for Colored People”

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture was 100 years in the making, with the first formal calls for such a museum beginning in 1916.

Henry Adams seated at his desk, 1883.
Blog

The 1900 World’s Fair Produced Dazzling Dynamos, Great Art, and Our Current Conversation About Technology

Henry Adams' influential but largely forgotten warning about science superseding soul is especially relevant today.

Places of Invention

Seeing the Future at the New York World’s Fair

Edward J. Orth began collecting World's Fair memorabilia at age 12. Take a little peek into his motivation and collection.

Model of ancient Rome
Places of Invention

Technology's Promise: The View from E42

In modern society, technology is not only a tool but a potent symbol.

Poster depicting proposed "Arch of Empire"
Places of Invention

The Greatest Fair that Never Was

This year marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most extravagant exhibitions that never happened.

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
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William Sill Records, 1894-1933 (bulk 1903-1906)

Inventor Name Sill, William Repository Oregon Historical SocietyResearch Library1200 SW Park AvenuePortland, Oregon 97205503-306-5240http://www.ohs.org/

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