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Between the Stars and the Sea
Fall 2022In the early 1900s, a determined professor of astronomy undertook the ambitious quest to build a new observatory abroad in South Africa.
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A Matter of Pride
Fall 2022A collection of newly donated photos showcases the richness of African American fraternities at U-M and the social pride found in off-campus housing.
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The Copper Line
Spring 2022After copper miners went on strike in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 1913, violence wasn’t far behind. Documents at the Bentley reveal multiple sides of a terrible conflict.
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The Elegant Philosophy of Ones and Zeros
Spring 2022A 1936 master’s thesis written by Claude Shannon changed the computing world overnight. Collections from the Bentley archive show how the genius idea grew from a revamped engineering campus and one elective class.
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Reaching for the Stars
Spring 2022In the late 1800s and early 1900s, women fought to study the stars just like their male colleagues. The Detroit Observatory was training ground for four unparalleled women astronomers.
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Exclusion Did Not Deter Her
Spring 2022Jean Fairfax’s story emerges as part of the Bentley’s new long-term project on this history of African Americans at the University of Michigan.
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The Past Speaks in Two Voices
Spring 2022One voice says, “Things were different here”; the other voice says, “The origins of the present will be found here.” Both are actually true.
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