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I'm about to remove the extraneous "vikipedia" and also add mention of the Budd BB-1 in front of the museum. I'll see about uploading a picture as soon as I figure out how to do that, exactly. -- Thisisbossi 04:02, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
Is this the same organization as the Franklin Institute for the Betterment of Labour that was founded in 1824 by Matthias W. Baldwin (ref. [1])? slambo 15:21, Feb 15, 2005 (UTC)
The Franklin Institute was founded in 1824 at The Franklin Institute of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts by Samuel Vaughan Merrick and William H. Keating. PR Intern 14:31, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
The Institute's website gives no mention of Matthias Baldwin's organization; I emailed the Institute and was directed to this web page:
The History and Mission of The Franklin Institute Science Museum
- CobaltBlueTony 18:55, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
Per National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Vol. 9, pg. 476, Baldwin was "one of the most active founders of the Franklin Institute in 1824." This would be the same organization. I've rewritten Matthias W. Baldwin to include this information and a proper link to this piece. Carrite ( talk) 22:47, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
In the trivia section it mentions how many pages on wikipedia link to this article. Who cares? Why is this in the article? It seems all the more redundant now as the current count of pages directing here is 134, not over 250 as stated. -- Tim ( talk), ( contribs) 17:56, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Derek Pitts....thank you, where ever you are! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.67.104.4 ( talk • contribs) 07:19, 6 April 2007
Just for context, Dr. Derrick Pitts is the Vice-President/Chief Astronomer of the Franklin Institute Science Museum/Fels Planetarium in Philadelphia. He is the host of the WHYY-FM public radio programs "SkyTour" and "SkyTalk". hamburmk
I have noticed several new photos recently added to the article. I highly recommend we limit what photos we have here so-as to prevent clutter. We should have one photo showing the museum in its entirety, or as best as possible -- perhaps 1 from the ground and 1 aerial. The "Steps_from_Moore" image best-satisfies ground-level at the moment. Additionally: the Franklin Statue (also satisfied), the Heart (got it), the Budd BB-1 (got it), and then perhaps 1 image in rotation to represent the current theme. I've removed 1 excess image of the museum. Can we get a better image actually of the King Tut exhibit to replace the image of the outside of the museum with the King Tut banners? Any other thoughts in general on what photos are to be used? -- Bossi ( talk ;; contribs) 23:18, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Should we put this up for peer review? -- evrik ( talk) 23:58, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Where's mention of this award? When was the award first given? Who have been the most notable recipients? Binksternet ( talk) 16:51, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
The Franklin Institute's website and advertising for exhibits now calls it just "The Franklin." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.55.178 ( talk) 01:02, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Hello, All.
I work at The Franklin Institute and was alarmed to see that someone had tagged the page that describes us with a warning alert about advertising. We did not post the page originally and only rarely edit it, so it was quite a surprise. I've gone through the page and removed anything that even remotely feels like it might be considered advertising. I think it now reads precisely as an encyclopedic entry would.
Can you review and see if you agree?
Assuming objective outsiders do agree, does anyone know how to get that warning at the top removed?
Thanks, Karen kelinich@fi.edu —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.231.162.2 ( talk) 19:28, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
The website of the Franklin institute doesn't seem to provide the complete list of the old medals anymore, before they were reorganized as the Benjamin Franklin Medals. I used another reference ( WikiMir), but can't verify the correctness or completeness. Has somebody a better reference? -- SchreyP ( talk) 00:00, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
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Besides presenting current information, WP can present past information. It would be very interesting to add a new section, called something like "Former Exhibits". This section would describe notable exhibits that once existed at the Institute.
Examples could include:
Reliable sources for such material may be difficult to find, but this kind of information capturing could be a unique contribution of WP to the world. David Spector ( talk) 20:44, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
Similar information appears in the article Museum of Science (Boston), without much attribution. David Spector ( talk) 22:54, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
There are actually two institutions. This one is of course in Philadelphia. The other is on Boston. The story I heard, which I believe to be accurate, is that Benjamin Franklin in his will left a sum of money to found institutes in the two cities he was best associated with. The money was to be left in trust to accumulate interest for 200 years. From this trust the two institutes were independently set up. I remember the Boston one as the Franklin Institute of Technology, which is a non-profit school providing training and associate's degrees in various trades. It has since changed its name to Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology: http://www.bfit.edu/. The school is probably best known for its automotive technician program. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.98.172 ( talk) 13:40, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
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Shouldn't there be a link to the Wikipedia entry for Athelstan Spilhaus, ( /info/en/?search=Athelstan_Spilhaus) who served as president from 1967-69? I personally remember attending a function while a college undergraduate and meeting him. It definitely was the same guy.
His Wikipedia article should also mention his tenure at the Franklin Institute in the biography section.
Russell — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:4B:580:71A0:4059:1ECC:BA94:BA02 ( talk) 19:16, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
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I'm about to remove the extraneous "vikipedia" and also add mention of the Budd BB-1 in front of the museum. I'll see about uploading a picture as soon as I figure out how to do that, exactly. -- Thisisbossi 04:02, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
Is this the same organization as the Franklin Institute for the Betterment of Labour that was founded in 1824 by Matthias W. Baldwin (ref. [1])? slambo 15:21, Feb 15, 2005 (UTC)
The Franklin Institute was founded in 1824 at The Franklin Institute of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts by Samuel Vaughan Merrick and William H. Keating. PR Intern 14:31, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
The Institute's website gives no mention of Matthias Baldwin's organization; I emailed the Institute and was directed to this web page:
The History and Mission of The Franklin Institute Science Museum
- CobaltBlueTony 18:55, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
Per National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Vol. 9, pg. 476, Baldwin was "one of the most active founders of the Franklin Institute in 1824." This would be the same organization. I've rewritten Matthias W. Baldwin to include this information and a proper link to this piece. Carrite ( talk) 22:47, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
In the trivia section it mentions how many pages on wikipedia link to this article. Who cares? Why is this in the article? It seems all the more redundant now as the current count of pages directing here is 134, not over 250 as stated. -- Tim ( talk), ( contribs) 17:56, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Derek Pitts....thank you, where ever you are! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.67.104.4 ( talk • contribs) 07:19, 6 April 2007
Just for context, Dr. Derrick Pitts is the Vice-President/Chief Astronomer of the Franklin Institute Science Museum/Fels Planetarium in Philadelphia. He is the host of the WHYY-FM public radio programs "SkyTour" and "SkyTalk". hamburmk
I have noticed several new photos recently added to the article. I highly recommend we limit what photos we have here so-as to prevent clutter. We should have one photo showing the museum in its entirety, or as best as possible -- perhaps 1 from the ground and 1 aerial. The "Steps_from_Moore" image best-satisfies ground-level at the moment. Additionally: the Franklin Statue (also satisfied), the Heart (got it), the Budd BB-1 (got it), and then perhaps 1 image in rotation to represent the current theme. I've removed 1 excess image of the museum. Can we get a better image actually of the King Tut exhibit to replace the image of the outside of the museum with the King Tut banners? Any other thoughts in general on what photos are to be used? -- Bossi ( talk ;; contribs) 23:18, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Should we put this up for peer review? -- evrik ( talk) 23:58, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Where's mention of this award? When was the award first given? Who have been the most notable recipients? Binksternet ( talk) 16:51, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
The Franklin Institute's website and advertising for exhibits now calls it just "The Franklin." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.55.178 ( talk) 01:02, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Hello, All.
I work at The Franklin Institute and was alarmed to see that someone had tagged the page that describes us with a warning alert about advertising. We did not post the page originally and only rarely edit it, so it was quite a surprise. I've gone through the page and removed anything that even remotely feels like it might be considered advertising. I think it now reads precisely as an encyclopedic entry would.
Can you review and see if you agree?
Assuming objective outsiders do agree, does anyone know how to get that warning at the top removed?
Thanks, Karen kelinich@fi.edu —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.231.162.2 ( talk) 19:28, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
The website of the Franklin institute doesn't seem to provide the complete list of the old medals anymore, before they were reorganized as the Benjamin Franklin Medals. I used another reference ( WikiMir), but can't verify the correctness or completeness. Has somebody a better reference? -- SchreyP ( talk) 00:00, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
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This beautiful photo has been nominated for deletion in spite of having been uploaded by the photographer with a copyright notice. This bot needs to be reined in! David Spector ( talk) 21:13, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
Besides presenting current information, WP can present past information. It would be very interesting to add a new section, called something like "Former Exhibits". This section would describe notable exhibits that once existed at the Institute.
Examples could include:
Reliable sources for such material may be difficult to find, but this kind of information capturing could be a unique contribution of WP to the world. David Spector ( talk) 20:44, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
Similar information appears in the article Museum of Science (Boston), without much attribution. David Spector ( talk) 22:54, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
There are actually two institutions. This one is of course in Philadelphia. The other is on Boston. The story I heard, which I believe to be accurate, is that Benjamin Franklin in his will left a sum of money to found institutes in the two cities he was best associated with. The money was to be left in trust to accumulate interest for 200 years. From this trust the two institutes were independently set up. I remember the Boston one as the Franklin Institute of Technology, which is a non-profit school providing training and associate's degrees in various trades. It has since changed its name to Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology: http://www.bfit.edu/. The school is probably best known for its automotive technician program. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.98.172 ( talk) 13:40, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
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Shouldn't there be a link to the Wikipedia entry for Athelstan Spilhaus, ( /info/en/?search=Athelstan_Spilhaus) who served as president from 1967-69? I personally remember attending a function while a college undergraduate and meeting him. It definitely was the same guy.
His Wikipedia article should also mention his tenure at the Franklin Institute in the biography section.
Russell — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:4B:580:71A0:4059:1ECC:BA94:BA02 ( talk) 19:16, 15 January 2020 (UTC)