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Working on an exhibition requires an immense amount of knowledge and a thorough understanding of the subject matter. . .and the ability to boil all of that down into labels that visitors can read in thirty seconds or less. This leaves much unsaid - and unread. Luckily, there are blogs to provide readers with information that, while fascinating, simply could not fit on a label. This blog also features articles related to our Education programs, the Museum Store, the Museum's vast collections, and more.
KLB Radio: Pasadena’s First Radio Station
In the early 1920s Americans all over the country were falling under the spell of the newest novelty, amateur radio broadcasting. It was sometimes referred …
Forward! March! Into the Colonel G.G. Green Collection
Two years and over 600 items later, the finding aid for the Colonel George G. Green collection at PMH is finished! The finding aid is …
Hungarian Crumb Pudding: The Perfect Ending to a Formal Dinner
At the turn of the twentieth century, dinner parties were elaborate affairs, designed to impress and to indicate social status. Evening Dress was the rule …
Outgrowing the Cafeteria: LASFS
Over the years, the meetings of the now-independent Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society got bigger. As some of the younger fans went on to their …
Caltech Writers: Part II
There have been a number of science fiction and fantasy writers with ties to Caltech, but from the 1960s on, three have stood out, in …
Clifton’s Cafeteria: For the Hungry and the Creative
Starting in the 1930s, there was a haven for writers, artists, fans and anyone else who had too little money for the lives they wanted …
Science Fiction after Frankenstein
So, where was the science fiction of the nineteenth century, if Frankenstein was so influential? It existed, but it followed “Sturgeon’s Law” in that most …
Early Fandom in Science Fiction
What is a “fan” of something or someone? The standard dictionary definition is that the term is short for “fanatic,” someone obsessed with that someone …
Caltech Writers: Part I
One of the greatest overlaps between science and science fiction over the past century has been Caltech. Several great SF writers have spent part or …
It’s Alive!!
Two centuries ago, this year, a single book created a whole new genre, that of what we now call science fiction. The book was Frankenstein, …
