Dr. Alexi Baker

History of Science & Technology at Yale Peabody Museum since 2017. Museum historian since 2003. Science writer since 1998. #histSTM #earlymodern #twitterstorian

[AHA Career Center @HistoryJobs]

Posted Today: Assistant Professor, History of Technology | Yale University, Department of History https://t.co/p5Ud7faNu3

[Rohit @itihaasnaama]

Assistant professor searches @yale_history for 1) Modern Europe 2) Early Modern Europe 3) colonial Latin America 4) history of technology.
Details here
https://t.co/qE4rnxj0FS

[Nuncius @NunciusJournal]

❗️❗️2024 NUNCIUS PRIZE - EXTENDED DEADLINE❗️❗️
We are happy to inform you that the deadline for submitting an essay proposal for the 2024 Nuncius Prize has been extended to August 31th
#histsci #histmed #HistTech #history #visual #material @Brill_History @museogalileo
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[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

Students, staff & faculty are collaborating on videos and trivia related to the new displays at the reopened @yalepeabody museum - including our History of Science and Technology gallery! See what is up so far at https://t.co/jwd9g9zS3q #museums #twitterstorians #histSTM #histsci

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

Celebrate Earth Day with this magic lantern slide c. 1820 in the @yalepeabody History of Science & Technology collection! You can also revisit our pocket globe & thermometers from an Earth Day past: https://t.co/LvFC0z7HOj #EarthDay2024 #museums #histSTM #histsci #twitterstorians

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

Congratulations to Professor Priyamvada Natarajan, one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world! Priya contributed a label & feedback to our new @yalepeabody History of Science & Technology gallery: https://t.co/Hm7BQjBFEx #museums #astronomy #histSTM #histsci

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

Celebrate the solar eclipse with a solar viewer from the 1760s and astronomical lantern slides from the 1820s, from the @yalepeabody History of Science & Technology collection! #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 #museums #twitterstorians #histSTM #histsci #astronomy

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

Fascinating talk by David Lindow about the art, history & technology of turning at @YaleArtGallery Furniture Study! I was happy to contribute watches from @yalepeabody History of Science & Technology: https://t.co/HqBMD97IC9 #museums #arthistory #twitterstorians #histSTM #histsci

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

The @yalepeabody museum in New Haven has reopened to the public after a large-scale renovation and reimagining! Come see hundreds of objects from our History of Science and Technology collection on display there: https://t.co/A8PpPY9SgA #twitterstorians #histSTM #histsci #histmed

[Yale University @Yale]

Big news – the revitalized @YalePeabody Museum reopens March 26! 🦖

The beloved museum has been reimagined for the 21st century with bright new galleries, expanded classroom space, and compelling exhibits accessible to all. Learn more in Yale News: https://t.co/814nlVEYGw #Yale

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

"Electricity: Powering the World" at Tellus Museum included a Wimshurst machine, Leclanché battery, Leyden jar, electric motor model & early lightbulbs from @yalepeabody History of Science & Technology! https://t.co/2i9wsoAnLS #twitterstorians #museums #histSTM #histsci #physics

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

The first @NunciusJournal issue of 2024 includes @Federica_Gig's analysis of a rare 11th-century astrolabe with Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions! https://t.co/ZsLqRA6Bv2 #twitterstorians #histSTM #histsci #astronomy #history #medieval

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

Join us for a talk and demonstration about lathe turning at @YaleArtGallery Furniture Study on March 22, 2024! I will be bringing four pocket watches from @yalepeabody History of Science & Technology: https://t.co/BUYLhddbif #museums #twitterstorians #history #arthistory #histSTM

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

Season's greetings from @yalepeabody History of Science and Technology, as we gear up for the museum's reopening later this Spring! Kristine Ericson, our Graduate Research Assistant, created this wonderful film with objects from the collection. #histSTM #histsci #twitterstorians

[Nuncius @NunciusJournal]

📣We're excited to announce the 2nd #Nuncius Essay Award! The 2024 #NunciusPrize will be awarded to the best original paper related to the material and visual history of science. A great opportunity for graduate students and early career researchers! @BrillPublishing

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

Check out tons of wonderful photos from visits by the Scientific Instrument Society and Ocular Heritage Society to our History of Science and Technology collection at @yalepeabody! https://t.co/uHaShBiY3L #museums #twitterstorians #histSTM #histsci #history

[Dr. Mariana Di Giacomo @MarianaDGiacomo]

Hope you enjoy the treatment of this amazing object from the History of Science and Technology collection at the @yalepeabody
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Espero que disfrutes el tratamiento de este objeto espectacular de la colección de Historia de la Ciencia y la Tecnología del Yale Peabody Museum

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

As Yale launches its amazing new LUX digital platform for collections, it's lovely to see our astrolabe signed by Georg Hartmann in 1537 highlighted - from the @yalepeabody History of Science and Technology collection! #twitterstorians #Museums #histSTM #libraries

[Yale Peabody Museum @yalepeabody]

We're excited to join @Yale and the many remarkable collections of the University to launch LUX: Yale Collections Discovery, a digital platform enabling users to search across Yale's museums, archives, and library collections anytime, anywhere. #YaleLUX

https://t.co/jameA9Sz2r

[Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell]

Geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus create a ring of water ice that circles all the way around the planet! New maps from #JWST show the process in stunning detail. https://t.co/HqCAeHeHP6

[Dr. Alexi Baker @AlexiBaker]

Join me and Elizabeth Fox on May 12 for a free online event about scientific instruments and timekeepers from @yalepeabody & @YaleArtGallery! We will explore #earlymodern science, craftsmanship & colonialism: https://t.co/xzy1FHyLUX #museums #arthistory #histSTM #twitterstorians