Bern dibner biography definition

In his studies, Dibner amassed countless primary sources regarding science and technology, mostly dating before the 1900s.

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He stored these priceless documents in the empty conference rooms of his company headquarters, but he had always wanted to find a way to display his findings to the public. In 1964, his dream was realized as the development of the Burndy Library was finally finished.

Following his retirement from the Burndy Company, Dibner dedicated the majority of his time to the curation and cultivation of his collection and library. Dibner also made generous donations to various institutions including his collection of 1,000 works on Leonardo Di Vinci to Brandeis University.

In 1974, he made a significant donation to the Smithsonian Institution which included around 1,600 units of manuscripts, 300 incunabula, and 10,000 printed works; all of which were featuring the 200 "heralds of science". This insane collection was dubbed the Dibner Library in the Smiths