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Kelly Kissane

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☕️ Happy National Coffee Day! . Marking the lo

☕️ Happy National Coffee Day!
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Marking the long and unique history of the drink is National Coffee Day on September 29th. The day which was first celebrated in Japan in 1983, is now celebrated globally as a way to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the plight of the coffee farmers.
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In celebration of the day, here are some fun facts about the most popular drink in the world!
- A French doctor in the 1600s prescribed café au lait to his patients, inspiring people to add milk to coffee.
- New Yorkers drink approximately 7 times more coffee than any other city in the U.S.
- Coffee beans are actually the pit of a berry, making them a fruit seed.
- The first webcam was introduced at the University of Cambridge to let students and staff know when the coffee pot was full.
- The coffee houses in England were referred to as “penny universities” because for the price of a penny you could purchase a cup of coffee and engage in informative conversation.
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📸: Coffee Grinder, Enterprise Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia, late 1800s. Gift of Mrs. R.S. York. miSci Collection
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Born on this day, September 28th, in 1887, Beulah

Born on this day, September 28th, in 1887, Beulah Louise Henry was an American inventor who was given the nickname "Lady Edison" in the 1930s for her many inventions. According to the Journal of the Patent Office Society, in 1937, she was known as "America's leading feminine inventor".
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Henry's wide array of inventions included the "protograph," a typographical device that produced an original and four typewritten copies without carbon paper; a lockstitch bobbinless sewing machine; an umbrella with interchangeable snap-on covers to coordinate with the user's outfit; the "Kiddie Clock," which helped children learn to tell time; the "Miss Illusion" doll, with eyes that changed colors at the touch of a button; and continuously attached envelopes for original and return mailings.
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#womeninventors #womeninnovators #womeninscience #womenscientists
#womenrock #womenpower #womeninhistory #femaleinventors #femaleinnovators #ladyedison #inventor #inventors #inventions #innovator #innovators

The Museum of Innovation and Science is currently

The Museum of Innovation and Science is currently searching for a Vice President for Institutional Advancement to bring the vision, drive and creativity needed to reach miSci’s fundraising goals. The VPIA will be a passionate and knowledgeable advocate for science and the arts, an inspiring and effective leader and manager, an articulate and persuasive communicator and a relationship-builder of the highest integrity.
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For more information, visit
www.miSci.org and go to About miSci/Careers.
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miSci’s new exhibit “Let’s Connect” is now

miSci’s new exhibit “Let’s Connect” is now on view! Featuring fun interactives for the whole family! Learn how scientists, inventors, and visionaries keep breaking limits to make our modern connections what they are today. From carved writings and paper letters, to radio broadcasting and instantaneous messaging from almost anywhere on Earth, the exhibit explores the efforts of human beings to move and ever-growing quantity of information faster and farther than ever before! Don’t miss it! 🤩
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Open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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#misciny #newexhibition #letsconnect #scienceisfun #scienceiscool #communicationtechnology #inventions #innovations #telegraph #telephone #schenectady #downtownschenectady #niskayuna #albanyny #capitaldistrictny #capitalregionny

Just two more days to see the special exhibit “R

Just two more days to see the special exhibit “Remembering Storytown” at miSci! Featuring photographs and some memorabilia from the park that operated near Lake George, New York, from 1954 to 1982, the show closes Sunday, Sept. 25th!
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The Museum is open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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And be sure to check out the new interactive exhibit “Let’s Connect! Exploring Communication Technology” during your visit!
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📸: Gingerbread House and View of Ghost Town, Storytown U.S.A.
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#misciny #rememberingstorytown #storytown #storytownusa #amusementparks #vintageamusementpark #gingerbreadhouse #ghosttown #schenectady #niskayuna #capitalregionny #albanyny

Calling all miSci Members! You’re invited to tom

Calling all miSci Members! You’re invited to tomorrow night’s Members-Only Preview (6-9 p.m.) for the new exhibit “Let’s Connect! Exploring Communication Technology”. The exhibit explores an amazing world of innovation in which scientists, inventors, and visionaries keep breaking limits to make our modern connections what they are today. Featuring exciting interactives that are fun for the whole family!
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Members-Only Preview
Thursday, Sept. 22
6 to 9 p.m.
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Visit www.miSci.org to learn about the many benefits of Membership which include invitations to special miSci events, discounts on classes and gift shop purchases, and free or reduced admission to 300+ museums and science centers nationwide through the ASTC Passport Program and the Empire State Museums Reciprocal Program.
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“Let’s Connect!” is made possible by The Jane and Neil Golub Creative Project.
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#misciny #letsconnect #newexhibition #communicationtechnology #telephone #telephoneoperator #femalefirefighter #megaphone #schenectady #schenectadyny #downtownschenectady #janegolub #neilgolub #niskayuna #capitaldistrictny #albanyny

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