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NIST Museum and History Program

The NIST Museum and History Program, as part of the NIST Research Library and Museum, aims to increase awareness of the achievements and history of NIST through research, collection, and exhibition of scientific instruments, archival materials, and other historical artifacts.

Welcome to the NIST Museum and History Program!

Luminous Script Signs: The Origin of the 'Neon Sign' Title Banner
Featured Exhibit
The Forgotten Radium Scientists Title Teaser with Damon, Torrey, Bower, Yung-Kwai, and Alderton portraits
Featured Exhibit
NIST's 120th Anniversary Celebrating 13 Moments in NIST History, A Special NIST Museum Exhibit
Featured Exhibit
Hero Image for The Pandemic Poet and Other Tales exhibit
New Exhibit
Title: Landmarks in the History of Natural Catastrophe Modeling: An exhibit from Johns Hopkins University and the NIST Museum; Quote: “In catastrophe modeling, the length of the list of unknowns makes one very humble… but decisions must still be made, if only on order of magnitude estimates.” — Don G. Friedman; Graphics of the Don G. Friedman calculating risk formula
New Exhibit
Is the Fare Fair? exhibit Hero image for exhibit link. Black and White image of 1921 Checker taxi in Washington, D.C. with the exhibit title 'Is the Fare Fair? Taximeter Testing in the 1920s and Today' in yellow at the top of the image.
New Exhibit
Jacob Rabinow
NIST History
NIST Digital Archives
NIST Digital Archives
Museum Exhibits
Museum Exhibits

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