Oliver Typewriter – ca. 1917 This isn’t just any old typewriter. This is the bold Oliver No. 9, a drastically different machine compared to other typewriters of the day. The most important feature of the Oliver is the innovative U-shaped, down-striking type bars, a.k.a. the batwings, which allowed the user to actually see what they… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, June 2, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Septarian Nodule – Collected from South Dakota That sure is a pretty prehistoric mud bubble! Called a septarian nodule, this is a fossilized mud bubble formed between 50 and 70 million years ago composed of calcite, aragonite, and a limestone coating. These three minerals form together in a pocket of air creating a sedimentary rock… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 26, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Vinyl Record – 1983 May 25, 2023 marks the 40th anniversary for the release of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. What better way to celebrate than with a look back at the story of Star Wars on vinyl? With dialogue featuring the voices of the cast,… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 19, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
ST. LOUIS, MO.–May 18, 2023 Saint Louis Science Center’s Annual Award Honors Five St. Louis Area Educators in 2023 The Saint Louis Science Center announces that Amanda Thouvenot, a teacher at Hoech Middle School within the Ritenour School District, is the 2023 recipient of the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Prize for Excellence in… Continue reading
Dental Articulator – ca. 1918 This odd-looking device is the Monson Mandibulo-Maxillary Instrument, designed by George Monson, an orthodontist from Minneapolis. It is a dental articulator meant to mechanically duplicate the natural movement of the mandible, or lower jawbone, and to simulate how it lines up with the maxillary, or upper jawbone. The Monson Mandibulo-Maxillary… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 12, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Skylab Debris – Preserved in resin, 1979 It may not look like much, but this piece of metal represents an important event. This is a piece of debris from Skylab, America’s first space station and first crewed research laboratory in space. It spent 6 years (1973-1979) orbiting Earth until its decaying orbit caused it to… Continue reading
