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70 Acres of Science
70 Acres of Science: The National Institute of Health Moves to Bethesda
Michele Lyons - Curator, National Institutes of Health DeWitt Stetten Jr., Museum of Medical Research
The NIH is the biomedical research organization of the federal government. Why is a government agency located in Bethesda, apparently masquerading as a university? The simple answer is that in the late 1930s, the NIH needed more room and a wealthy couple donated some of their land. The more complex answer involves domestic politics, social reform, international relations, economic depression, scientific advances, and personal ambitions.
Download: 70acresofscience.pdf (12.3 MB)
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