An Idea is Born (December 1923) In December 1923, at the American Association of Academies of Science meeting in Cincinnati, OH, two botanists and an entomologist, got together and proposed to form a State Academy of Science in Pennsylvania. They…
Founders of the Academy are People who Attended the Organization Meeting on April 18, 1924 Ashley, George H. – State Geologist of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa Baer, Clarence E. – New Castle High School, New Castle, Pa Copeland, W.A. – Carnegie…
Article 1 SECTION 1. This association shall be called the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. SECTION 2. The object of this Academy shall be scientific research and the diffusion of knowledge concerning the various departments of science: to promote intercourse between…
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Nomimation of the State Flower for Pennsylvania In 1929, the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, nominated the tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) to be the state flower for Pennsylvania. Ultimately, the mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) was chosen to be the state flower and…
Throughout the history of Pennsylvania Academy of Science have been two committees that have been influential in improving science beyond the Academy in the State. These include the Committee on The Certification of Science Teachers in the Secondary Schools of…
The first issue of the Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science was published in 1926, not soon after the first annual meeting, which was held on April 10-11, 1925. The first proceedings included minutes of recent meetings, a presidential…
Life for the Average Pennsylvanian After starting the 2020s with the COVID-19 pandemic, most citizens of Pennsylvania are still adjusting to increasing inflation in most areas. Most industries, common in the past, are still prevalent in the state. Because of…
In the quest of human progress there is an unyielding curiosity and an insatiable thirst for knowledge that has propelled us from the darkness of ignorance into the illuminating light of scientific understanding. From this thirst for scientific knowledge among…
Life for the Average Pennsylvanian The 2010s saw the increase of a new industry in Pennsylvania that impacted primarily the middle and southwestern parts of the state. This was the development of hydrofracking of the Marcellus Shale for natural gas. …