Smithson was one of the first researchers to systematically categorize calamine—or zinc as it was later called. In 1832, three years after Smithson’s death, French mineralogist François Sulpice ...

American astronomy thrives today largely because of the underpinnings achieved by John Quincy Adams in his far-reaching ...

In 1826 a not very happy James Smithson of England sat down to write his will. He had half a million dollars but only a nephew to enjoy them. He was 61 and infirm. His father, the Duke of ...

James Leigh (Jim) Smithson, 82, of Owensboro, passed away on March 6, 2025. He was born June 30, 1942 in Philpot, KY to John L. Smithson and Sarah Jones Smithson. He is survived by the love of his ...

The sometimes thin line between fact and imagination was at the heart of a theatrical blend of puppetry and cinema which came ...

Before he became a stand-up comedian, in the late 1990s, Ricky Gervais worked in music (he was an early manager of Suede), ...

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Dramatic new photos show the last remaining chunk of Alison and Peter Smithson’s Robin Hood Gardens estate as its demolition ...

The son of James W. and Helen (Smithson) Beal, Wayne was born in Nevada, Iowa on January 31, 1937 and passed away in Green Valley, Arizona on February 20, 2025. He grew up on a farm near Maxwell, Iowa ...