Author: Muriel K, Veep

Gavin WeightmanSmithsonian Magazine, September 23, 201 Two Drexel University graduates came up with the idea for the bar code and obtained a patent for it in 1952. It took more  technical development, including the laser, and the involvement of several major corporations, to lead up to the first real-life test of the first automated checkstand…

Eastwick Family Letters at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania During the rise of the Transportation Revolution in the 1830s and 1840s, Russia sought to improve its infrastructure by scouting experienced machinists and engineers across the United States of America and Europe. One such talent was Philadelphian Andrew Eastwick. This new collection tells the story of…

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center presents Join us for an outdoor walking tour of Fairmount Water Works! This 200+ year old building is a National Historic Landmark, a Civil Engineering Landmark, AND a National Mechanical Engineering Landmark.  This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then…

Writing Archaeology : Philadelphia stories A presentation by Rebecca Yamin Mon, March 18, 2024 6:00 p.m. Archaeological investigations under the streets of Philadelphia often attract onlookers and even the press, but very few people get to learn what it all means after the artifacts are analyzed.  Rebecca Yamin’s book, Digging in the City of Brotherly…