#Fraktur, or illuminated Germanic documents, employ a combination of ink and watercolor and can be easily recognized by its elaborate decoration. #AmericanFolkArtThis tweet was posted on December 13, 2017.
#Onthisday in 2011, Lufthansa began first regular Airbus A-380 service to San Francisco International Airport.
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@SFBallet has performed choreographer Val Caniparoli’s “Lambarena” on an ongoing basis since its premiere in 1995. “Lambarena” takes its name from the town Lambaréné in Gabon where German physician Albert Schweitzer founded a hospital in 1913. #Ballet#SFBalletAt90This tweet was posted on March 07, 2023.
The German Wings is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
German filmmaker Sylvia Borges was inspired by choir rehearsals in an empty parking lot during the COVID-19 pandemic to produce a film that speaks to forced separation, but also to unity & resilience during these difficult times. #VideoArts#VideoArtsSFO#SylviaBorges#ParticlesThis tweet was posted on January 21, 2022.
German filmmaker Sylvia Borges was inspired by choir rehearsals in an empty parking lot during the COVID-19 pandemic to produce a film that speaks to forced separation, but also to unity and resilience during these difficult times.
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#videoarts#videoartssfo#particles#choir
German mathematician Alexander Brill (1842–1935) created some of the earliest mathematical models which were made from plaster. These models allowed students to see the geometry of complex functions, revolutionary to mathematics at the time. #MathAtSFO#mathematicalmodelsThis tweet was posted on April 20, 2022.
German physician & physicist Hermann von Helmholtz made important contributions to a variety of scientific fields: he invented the ophthalmoscope in 1851, which is still used to inspect the interior of the eye, as well as acoustic instruments, such as these resonators. This tweet was posted on January 03, 2022.
In August 1929, the German airship, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin completed an ambitious, 21-day, round-the-world trip in sponsored by newspaper magnate William Hearst. It departed #onthisday from Lakehurst, New Jersey. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on August 08, 2019.