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The natural history filmmaker has brought serious science to a global audience
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By singing of her own hardships, she has given strength to others
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A Kentucky poet draws inspiration from the land that sustains him
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The soprano is renowned for her beguiling voice and presence
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Using nature as his canvas, the artist creates works of transcendent beauty
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Humanitarian, globe-trotting teacher, good sport, ice-dancing fan and heckuva nice guy. Oh, and he plays the cello
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Transcending genres, the designer and director creates shamanistic theater
We mark Smithsonian's 35th anniversary by revisiting scientists, artists and scholars who've enriched the magazine and our lives
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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a writer looks back at the repercussions of another great disaster, the Mississippi flood of 1927
Smithsonian's birth, 35 years ago, only hinted at the splendors to follow
From the beginning, Smithsonian has looked beyond the Institution
Momentous or merely memorable
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A former civil rights activist revolutionizes the teaching of mathematics
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He took the blue-collar approach to the great monuments of Egypt
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The king of software takes on his biggest challenge yet
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First he wrote the code for the World Wide Web. Then he gave it away
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An ethnobotanist takes up the cause of rain forest conservation
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Dead people tell no tales—but their bones do, when he examines them
The primate who taught other primates how to survive in the wild
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After DNA, what could he possibly do for an encore?
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