Founding of the Carnegie Institution
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Date
January 28, 1902
Type
National
Author
hjwilson1975
Location
Washington,
District of Columbia,
United States
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The Carnegie Institution of Washington was founded on January 28, 1902, with a $10 million gift from industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The organization was established to support scientific discovery and investigation.
Mission: Now known as the Carnegie Institution for Science, it has supported ground-breaking research in astronomy, biology, and earth sciences, including the work of Edwin Hubble and Vera Rubin.