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SUMMARY:Smithson’s Gamble: History Behind the World’s Larges
 t Museum
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DESCRIPTION:Register now to take part in the conversation and learn about 
 the trials\, errors\, and incredible legacy of the Smithsonian’s fo
 undation..\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/15584936
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>**Questions for the speaker can be
  submitted on the Registration page.**</strong></p>\n<p>Tom D. Crouch\, a 
 Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years\, paints a robust picture of a uniq
 ue American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book&nbsp\;Smith
 son&rsquo\;s Gamble.</p>\n<p>Follow the fascinating growth and development
  of the world's largest museum and research complex during its first 60 ye
 ars. Told in rich detail\,&nbsp\;Smithson's Gamble&nbsp\;reveals how\, as 
 it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration\, the Smithsonian he
 lped to shape the nation's developing identity.</p>\n<p>The Smithsonian ev
 olved from a small\, narrowly focused organization into an institution lea
 ding the way in fields from astrophysics to zoology. Smithsonian researche
 rs\, and the hundreds of citizen scientists who they recruited\, created a
  collection that documented the natural and human history of a continent. 
 The American conservation movement and a national weather service are root
 ed at the Smithsonian.&nbsp\;Smithson's Gamble&nbsp\;is filled with fascin
 ating characters\, twists and turns\, and moments of triumph and tragedy\,
  complete with political machinations\, a bit of backstabbing\, accusation
 s of murder\, and the occasional scandal.</p>\n<p>Register now to take par
 t in the conversation and learn about the trials\, errors\, and incredible
  legacy of the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s foundation.</p>\n<p>About the Author:&
 nbsp\;Tom Crouch joined the Smithsonian in 1974 and has served both the Na
 tional Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of American History in
  a variety of curatorial and administrative posts.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr. Crouch has won several major writing awa
 rds\, including a 1989 Christopher Award\, a literary prize recognizing "s
 ignificant artistic achievement in support of the highest values of the hu
 man spirit\," for&nbsp\;The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wr
 ight. His book\,&nbsp\;Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the Spac
 e Age\, won the AIAA Gardner-Lasser Literature Prize for 2005.</p>\n<p>In 
 the fall of 2000\, President Clinton appointed Dr. Crouch to the Chairmans
 hip of the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board\, an organizatio
 n created to advise the Centennial of Flight Commission on activities plan
 ned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.</p>\nhttps://e
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