The abundant water in the North European Plain was both a nemesis and an ally to early modern Prussians. Kathryn Olesko, associate professor at Georgetown University and the Dibner Distinguished Fellow for 2009-10, examines how the challenges of water management shaped Prussian attitudes about nature, politics, and technology.

Water in the Prussian Frontier

With the 2006 acquisition of the Burndy Library (a collection of nearly 70,000 items), The Huntington became one the top institutions in the world for the study of the history of science and technology. In November 2008, The Huntington opened Dibner Hall of the History of Science, which features the permanent exhibition “Beautiful Science: Ideas that Change the World.” It includes galleries devoted to astronomy, natural history, medicine, and light. In lectures and interviews, curators and scholars explore a variety of subjects in the history of science.

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