A new Smithsonian Exhibit - SCIENCE IN AMERICAN LIFE - opens April 27 at the National Museum of American History. Key intersections of science and society are featured in this major new permanent exhibition, which takes visitors on an eye-opening tour of science - from the 1870s to present. Included are sections on plastics and pesticides, the Pill, the Bomb, biotechnology and other dramatic developments. Highlights include a re-creation of an 1876 chemical lab at Johns Hopkins University, a model showing how an atomic chain reaction works, "futuristic" objects from the 1939 World's Fair, and a typical kitchen from a 1950s home. -Felicia (yes, I work at the Smithsonian, but no, I had nothing to do with this new exhibit .... Just thought this announcement might be of interest ....)