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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the Wo
 rld’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch
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DESCRIPTION:Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paint
 s a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting lega
 cies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.Follow the fascinating growth and dev
 elopment of the world's largest museum and research complex during it
 s first 60 years. Told in rich detail, Smithson's Gamble reveals how,
  as it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration, the Smithsonian
  helped to shape the nation's developing identity.The Smithsonian evo
 lved from a small, narrowly focused organization into an institution leadi
 ng the way in fields from astrophysics to zoology. Smithsonian researchers
 , and the hundreds of citizen scientists who they recruited, created a col
 lection that documented the natural and human history of a continent. The 
 American conservation movement and a national weather service are rooted a
 t the Smithsonian. Smithson's Gamble is filled with fascinating chara
 cters, twists and turns, and moments of triumph and tragedy, complete with
  political machinations, a bit of backstabbing, accusations of murder, and
  the occasional scandal.Register now to take part in the conversation and 
 learn about the trials, errors, and incredible legacy of the Smithsonianâ€
 ™s foundation.About the Author: Tom Crouch joined the Smithsonian in 1974 
 and has served both the National Air and Space Museum and the National Mus
 eum of American History in a variety of curatorial and administrative post
 s.                 Dr. Crouch has won several major writi
 ng awards, including a 1989 Christopher Award, a literary prize recognizin
 g "significant artistic achievement in support of the highest values 
 of the human spirit," for The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur an
 d Orville Wright. His book, Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the
  Space Age, won the AIAA Gardner-Lasser Literature Prize for 2005.In the f
 all of 2000, President Clinton appointed Dr. Crouch to the Chairmanship of
  the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board, an organization creat
 ed to advise the Centennial of Flight Commission on activities planned to 
 commemorate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.
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