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92-794: A $ 10 million multiroom exhibit on neuroscience, but also a conference center, classroom space, and additional room for traveling exhibitions. The most recognizable part of the Franklin Institute's Science Center is the Franklin Institute Science Museum . In the spirit of inquiry and discovery embodied by Benjamin Franklin, the mission of the Franklin Institute Science Museum serves to inspire an understanding of and passion for science and technology learning. Among other exhibits,

138-586: A civilian employee. In the fall of 1922, Taylor and Leo C. Young were conducting communication experiments at the Aircraft Radio Laboratory when they noticed that a wooden ship in the Potomac River was interfering with their signals; in effect, they had demonstrated the first continuous wave (CW) interference detector. The next year the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) was founded and Taylor became head of its Radio Division. In

184-784: A party hosted by the museum, a partygoer with his companions slipped into a closed-off exhibit of ten terracotta warriors on loan from China . After his companions left, the partygoer broke off and stole a thumb from one of the warriors. Law enforcement agents later recovered the stolen thumb. The vandalized cavalryman is valued at US$ 4.5 million, and is considered a "priceless part of China's cultural heritage". The vandalism stoked outrage in Chinese media, such as Xinhua . The Franklin Institute blamed its external security contractor, and stated it had reviewed its security measures and procedures to prevent such situations from recurring. The defendant

230-608: A position as an instructor at Michigan State College. He was awarded his Bachelor of Science degree by Northwestern University in 1902. He taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1903 to 1908 before going to Germany for his graduate studies, receiving a Ph.D. degree from the University of Göttingen in 1909. He then joined the faculty at the University of North Dakota , where he built an experimental radio station and studied antennas and wave propagation. He continued in this capacity until 1917. On March 13, 1917, Taylor

276-730: A technology very similar to that of Britain's Chain Home radar system. In 1929 Taylor was President of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE), and from 1936 to 1942 he served on the Communication Committee of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers . Both of these organizations were predecessors to what is now the IEEE . Taylor remained at NRL until his retirement in 1948. He died in 1961, at age 82. There

322-583: A year-end party. Albert Hoyt Taylor Albert Hoyt Taylor (January 1, 1879 in Chicago, IL – December 11, 1961 in Los Angeles, CA ) was an American electrical engineer who made important early contributions to the development of radar . Taylor entered Northwestern University in 1896. In 1899 he was employed by Western Electric Co. He returned to Northwestern in 1900, lacking only one semester of graduating when lack of funds forced him to accept

368-612: Is featured in Benjamin Franklin Forever , an hourly 3.5-minute multimedia presentation utilizing the entire rotunda. Also noteworthy is the Franklin Institute's Frankliniana Collection, some of which is on rotating display in the Pendulum Staircase. Highlights include Franklin's 1777 Nini Medallion, the scale model of the bust from the statue in the Memorial, the figurehead of Franklin's bust from

414-917: Is a member of the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) and the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). The Franklin Institute is also a member of the Science Museum Exhibit Collaborative with the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History; the Museum of Science, Boston ; COSI Columbus , formerly known as the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, Ohio ; OMSI in Portland, Oregon ;

460-426: The "Kite and Key" experiment . In 1826, The Journal of The Franklin Institute was established to publish US Patent information and to document scientific and technological achievements throughout the nation. It is the second oldest continuously published scientific journal in the country, and is now primarily devoted to engineering and applied mathematics . Since 1824, the Franklin Institute has maintained

506-549: The Benjamin Franklin Parkway , near the intersection with 20th Street, in 1934. The new facility was intended from the start to educate visitors through hand-on interactions with exhibits: "Visitors to this museum would be encouraged to touch, handle, and operate the exhibits in order to learn how things work." Funds to build the new Institute and Franklin Memorial came from the Poor Richard Club,

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552-679: The Pantheon in Rome . The Hall is 82 ft (25 m) in length, width, and height. The domed ceiling is self-supporting and weighs 1600 tons. The floors, walls, columns, pilasters, and cornices are made of marbles imported from Portugal, Italy, and France. The United States Congress designated the Hall and statue as the official Benjamin Franklin National Memorial on October 25, 1972 ( Pub. L.   92–551 ). The Memorial

598-673: The Science Museum of Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minnesota ; and the California Science Center , formerly the California Museum of Science & Industry, in Los Angeles . The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial features a 20-foot (6.1 m) high marble statue, sculpted by James Earle Fraser . Originally opened in 1938, the Memorial was designed by architect John T. Windrim and modeled after

644-624: The frigate USS  Franklin , his ceremonial sword used in the court of King Louis XVI, and the odometer that Franklin used to measure the postal routes in Philadelphia. Additionally, the institute's Electricity exhibition highlights one of Franklin's lightning rods, his electricity tube, a Franklin Electrostatic Generator , the 1751 publication of Franklin's Experiments and Observations on Electricity , and Thornton Oakley 's two 1940 historical murals of Franklin and

690-607: The 1980s. Many scientists have demonstrated groundbreaking new technology at the Franklin Institute. From September 2 to October 11, 1884, it hosted the International Electrical Exhibition of 1884 , the first great electrical exposition in the United States. The world's first public demonstration of an all-electronic television system was later given by Philo Taylor Farnsworth on August 25, 1934. The first female member, Elizabeth Skinner,

736-513: The Arts determines the winners of these awards. Recipients and related information can be found in the laureates database. The Franklin Institute also undertakes research in informal science education. Areas of special strength are educational technology, school partnerships, and youth leadership. In addition, the center has built a substantial portfolio of unique online resources of the history of science, including online exhibits on Ben Franklin and

782-574: The Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (Bower Science Award) and the Bower Award for Business Leadership have been awarded annually. They are funded by a $ 7.5 million bequest in 1988 from Henry Bower, a chemical manufacturer in Philadelphia. The Bower Science Award contains $ 250,000 of cash, one of the largest amounts for a science award in the US. The institute's Committee on Science and

828-574: The Center is a partnership between the Franklin Institute and the Girl Scouts of the USA provided girls and their families a chance to learn about science together. Over 100 sites participated in the program, with over 70 of the sites still active today. Girls at the Center provided activities for the girls to do with their families at home, as well as projects to be completed on site, all culminating in

874-719: The City Board of Trust, the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Inc., and the Franklin Institute. John T. Windrim's original design was a completely square building surrounding the Benjamin Franklin Statue, which had yet to be built. Despite the effects of the Great Depression , the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Inc. raised $ 5 million between December 1929 and June 1930. Only two of the four wings envisioned by Windrim were built; these face

920-886: The Edward Longstreth Medal (1890), the Howard N. Potts Medal (1911), the Franklin Medal (1915), the George R. Henderson Medal (1924), the Louis E. Levy Medal (1924), the John Price Wetherill Medal (1926), The Frank P. Brown Medal (first awarded in 1941), Stuart Ballantine Medal (1947), and the Albert A. Michelson Medal (1968). Past winners include Henry Ford , Frank Lloyd Wright , Marie Curie , and Thomas Edison . In 1998 all of

966-631: The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts . The opening was chronicled by The Literary Chronicle for the Year 1824 : With a view further to develop the resources of the union, increase the national independence, call forth the ingenuity and industry of the people, and thereby increase the comforts of the community at large. Begun in 1825, the institute

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1012-833: The Heart, as well as resources on the Wright Aeronautical Engineering Collection. The Franklin Institute is a member of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). Opening in September 2006, The Science Leadership Academy is a partnership between the Franklin Institute and the School District of Philadelphia . The Franklin Institute offers summer institutes and school year mini-courses for K-8 teachers, in collaboration with

1058-667: The Lunar Module in the Apollo space program, first shown on display in the 1966–67 World's Fair, held in the New York Hall of Science, is also located on the grounds. (See photo .) In 1933, Samuel Simeon Fels contributed funds to build The Fels Planetarium , only the second built in the United States after Chicago 's Adler Planetarium . Fully reconstructed in 2002, the Planetarium's new design includes replacement of

1104-462: The Parkway and share design elements with other cultural and civic structures around Logan Circle . On March 31, 1940, press agent William Castellini issued a press release stating that the world would end the next day. The story was picked up by KYW , which reported, "Your worst fears that the world will end are confirmed by astronomers of Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. Scientists predict that

1150-690: The School District of Philadelphia and Curriculum & Instruction Office. Partnerships for Achieving Careers in Technology and Science , or PACTS, is a year-round program of science enrichment, career development, and leadership opportunities for diverse middle- and high-school students in the Philadelphia Region. PACTS students use hands-on science workshops, field based research, field trips, and laboratory experiments to learn how science affects their everyday lives. Girls at

1196-563: The Science Museum holds the largest collection of artifacts from the Wright brothers ' workshop. The Science Center includes many pertinent attractions that are not museum exhibits. The Budd BB-1 Pioneer flying boat, in front of the museum, was the world's first stainless steel airplane, built by Philadelphia-based Edward F. Budd Manufacturing Corporation , and has been on display since 1935. A mock-up which would eventually become

1242-433: The dome which is over 70 ft (21 m) across and 4.5 stories tall. In addition, the theater has 20,000 watts of amplifier power and over 50 speakers. The theater was closed in 2020 due to COVID-19 , and did not reopen with the rest of the museum. In November 2023, the Franklin Institute confirmed that the theater would remain closed permanently, citing that it was financially unviable and had outdated equipment, and that

1288-500: The early 1930s, the idea of pulsing a transmitter to provide both detection and range measurement occurred to Taylor and Young, as it had to German and British scientists. Taylor instructed an assistant, Robert Morris Page to construct a working prototype; this was demonstrated in December 1934, detecting an airplane at a distance of one mile. By 1937, his team had developed a practical shipboard radar that became known as CXAM radar ,

1334-577: The endowed medals were reorganized as the Benjamin Franklin Medals . Multiple medals are given every year, for different fields of science and engineering. The fields awarded today are " Chemistry ", " Computer and Cognitive Science ", " Earth and Environmental Science ", " Electrical Engineering ", " Life Science ", " Mechanical Engineering " and " Physics ". In the past also the fields " Earth Science ", " Engineering " and " Materials Science " were rewarded. Additionally since 1990,

1380-593: The exhibit left Philadelphia on September 30, 2007, it traveled to London . This exhibit was nearly twice the size of the original Tutankhamun exhibit of the 1970s, and contained 50 objects directly from Tut's tomb, as well as nearly 70 object from the tombs of his ancestors in The Valley of the Kings . The show also featured a CAT Scan that revealed what the Boy King may have looked like. The Franklin Institute

1426-467: The existing Institute building and exhibits. In 2011, the Franklin Institute received a $ 10 million gift from Athena and Nicholas Karabots towards the Inspire Science! capital campaign. This gift is the largest gift in the institute's history, and put the Franklin Institute within $ 6 million of the $ 64.7 million capital campaign goal. The Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion will house not only

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1472-478: The institute housed the work of Dyymond Whipper-Young as she broke the Guinness world record for the "world's largest drawing by an individual". In 2006, the Franklin Institute began fundraising activities for the Inspire Science! capital campaign, a $ 64.7 million campaign intended to fund the construction of a 53,000 sq ft (4,900 m ) building addition, new exhibits, and upgrades and renovations to

1518-565: The late 20th century, the institute's research roles gave way to educating the general public through its museum. The Bartol Research Foundation of the Franklin Institute, founded in 1924 to conduct research in the physical sciences, now is part of the University of Delaware and named Bartol Research Institute . The Franklin Institute Laboratories for Research and Development operated from the Second World War into

1564-550: The longest continuously awarded science and technology awards program in the United States, and one of the oldest in the world. The first issue of the Journal of The Franklin Institute , dated January 1826, makes the first written reference to these awards. Before 1998 several medals were awarded by the Franklin Institute, such as (year indicates when the award was first presented): the Elliott Cresson Medal (1875),

1610-464: The museum would be investing in other new exhibits instead. Early in 2008, extensive renovation of the museum's auditorium was completed. Previously a lecture hall, the space was renamed Franklin Theater , and features 3-D and hi-def Blu-ray digital projection capabilities. The Franklin Theater shows educational films during daytime hours while also including mass release feature-length films. In

1656-531: The notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged , redirected , or deleted . Find sources:   "Stuart Ballantine Medal"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( February 2018 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Stuart Ballantine Medal

1702-415: The original 40,000-pound stainless steel dome, originally built in 1933. The new premium dome is lighter and is 60 feet (18 m) in diameter. It is the first of its kind in the United States. The planetarium is also outfitted for visitors who are hearing impaired. The Tuttleman IMAX Theater is an IMAX dome theater that is 180° encompassing and tilted at 30 degrees. The seating places the audience up in

1748-628: The past, the Science Center has hosted many traveling exhibits including Storms , Titanic , Grossology , Body Worlds , Darwin , and Robots . In the summer of 2007, the Franklin Institute hosted Tutankhamun and The Golden Age of The Pharaohs, in the Mandell Center of the Franklin Institute Science Museum. The exhibit began its United States Tour in Los Angeles , and went to Fort Lauderdale , and Chicago , before coming to Philadelphia for its final American appearance. When

1794-466: The world will end at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time tomorrow. This is no April Fool joke . Confirmation can be obtained from Wagner Schlesinger, director of the Fels Planetarium of this city." This caused a panic in the city which only subsided when the Franklin Institute assured people it had made no such prediction. Castellini was dismissed shortly thereafter. On December 21, 2017, during

1840-3518: Was a science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute , of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was named after the US inventor Stuart Ballantine . Laureates [ edit ] 1947 - George Clark Southworth (Physics) 1948 - Ray Davis Kell (Engineering) 1949 - Sergei A. Schelkunoff (Physics) 1952 - John Bardeen (Physics) 1952 - Walter H. Brattain (Physics) 1953 - David G. C. Luck (Engineering) 1954 - Kenneth Alva Norton (Engineering) 1955 - Claude Elwood Shannon (Computer and Cognitive Science) 1956 - Kenneth Bullington (Physics) 1957 - Robert Morris Page (Engineering) 1957 - Leo Clifford Young (Engineering) 1958 - Harald Trap Friis (Engineering) 1959 - Albert Hoyt Taylor (Engineering) 1959 - Charles H. Townes (Physics) 1960 - Rudolf Kompfner (Engineering) 1960 - Harry Nyquist (Engineering) 1960 - John R. Pierce (Engineering) 1961 - Leo Esaki (Engineering) 1961 - Nicolaas Bloembergen (Physics) 1961 - H. E. Derrick Scovill (Physics) 1962 - Ali Javan (Physics) 1962 - Theodore H. Maiman (Physics) 1962 - Arthur L. Schawlow (Physics) 1962 - Charles H. Townes (Physics) 1963 - Arthur C. Clarke (Engineering) 1965 - Homer Walter Dudley (Engineering) 1965 - Alec Harley Reeves (Engineering) 1966 - Robert N. Noyce (Computer and Cognitive Science) 1966 - Jack S. Kilby (Engineering) 1967 - Jack N. James (Engineering) 1967 - Robert J. Parks (Engineering) 1968 - Chandra Kumar Naranbhai Patel (Physics) 1969 - Emmett N. Leith (Physics) 1971 - Zhores I. Alferov (Physics) 1972 - Daniel Earl Noble (Engineering) 1973 - Andrew H. Bobeck (Computer and Cognitive Science) 1973 - Willard S. Boyle (Computer and Cognitive Science) 1973 - George E. Smith (Computer and Cognitive Science) 1975 - Bernard C. De Loach, Jr. (Engineering) 1975 - Martin Mohamed Atalla (Physics) 1975 - Dawon Kahng (Physics) 1977 - Charles Kuen Kao (Engineering) 1977 - Stewart E. Miller (Engineering) 1979 - Marcian E. Hoff, Jr. (Computer and Cognitive Science) 1979 - Benjamin Abeles (Engineering) 1979 - George D. Cody (Engineering) 1981 - Amos E. Joel, Jr. (Engineering) 1983 - Adam Lender (Computer and Cognitive Science) 1986 - Linn F. Mollenauer (Engineering) 1989 - John M. J. Madey (Physics) 1992 - Rolf Landauer (Physics) 1993 - Leroy L. Chang (Physics) Sources [ edit ] The Franklin Institute. Winners. Ballantine Medal winners (bad link) . The Franklin Institute. Laureates Search, Ballantine Award Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stuart_Ballantine_Medal&oldid=1065777383 " Categories : Science and technology awards Franklin Institute awards Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from February 2018 All articles needing additional references Articles with topics of unclear notability from February 2018 All articles with topics of unclear notability Franklin Institute On February 5, 1824, Samuel Vaughan Merrick and William H. Keating founded

1886-464: Was an important force in the professionalization of American science and technology through the nineteenth century, beginning with early investigations into steam engines and water power . In addition to conducting scientific inquiry, it fostered research and education by running schools, publishing the influential Journal of The Franklin Institute , sponsoring exhibitions, and recognizing scientific advancement and invention with medals and awards. In

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1932-463: Was appointed Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve Force, Provisional and assigned to the 9th, 10th and 11th Naval Districts, Great Lakes, IL through Oct. 12, 1917. Upon the outbreak of the war, he was assigned duty as District Communications Officer, Ninth Naval District, Goat Lake, Ill. He was Director, Naval Communications, Washington, D.C. , until Oct. 17, 1917. He was Communication Superintendent, Naval Radio Station, Belmar , NJ, until July 25, 1918. He

1978-606: Was appointed to head an experimental division of the Naval Air Station in Hampton Roads, VA where research on aircraft radio was undertaken through Sept. 30, 1918. He then became head of the Aircraft Radio Laboratory at Naval Air Station, Anacostia , Washington, DC. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, on June 8, 1918, and to Commander, US Naval Reserve Force, on Nov. 14, 1918. He resigned from active Navy duty in 1922, but remained as

2024-466: Was charged both with theft, and with concealment of an item of cultural heritage. The defense argued that the defendant was being "overcharged" under statutes applicable to professional art thieves. An April 2019 trial ended in a hung jury with seven of the 12 jurors in favor of acquittal. A February 2020 retrial was postponed due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2021,

2070-435: Was dedicated by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller in 1976. On December 30, 2005, Congress authorized the institute to receive up to $ 10 million in matching grants for the rehabilitation of the memorial and for the development of related exhibits. In the fall of 2008, the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial was re-opened after a summer-long restoration that included multimedia enhancements. Philadelphia's most famous citizen

2116-422: Was elected to membership in 1833. The Franklin Institute was integrated in 1870, when Philadelphia teacher and activist Octavius Catto was admitted as a member. The institute's original building at 15 South 7th Street, later the home of the (now-defunct) Atwater Kent Museum , eventually proved too small for the institute's research, educational programs, and library. The Institute moved into its current home on

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