{"683390":{"#nid":"683390","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Georgia Tech Rare Book Spotlight: Archives Open House","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join the Georgia Tech Library in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/library.gatech.edu\/archives\/archives-reading-room\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/library.gatech.edu\/archives\/archives-reading-room\u0022\u003EArchives Reading Room\u003C\/a\u003E Wednesday, Aug. 6 from noon to 2 p.m. for an open house to view a selection of the newest acquisitions in rare books, science fiction, and university archives from the Library\u2019s Archives and Special Collections department.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESelections include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul type=\u0022disc\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIllustrated books from the \u201cTheatre of Machines\u201d genre highlighting late-Renaissance and early modern European mechanical engineering;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBenjamin Franklin\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EExperiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia\u003C\/em\u003E in 1769;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEarly modern books on cryptography with working ciphers;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAn 1899 first American edition of Bram Stoker\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EDracula\u003C\/em\u003E and a 20th century edition illustrated by Edward Gorey;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EScience fiction magazines and fan materials related to \u003Cem\u003EStar Trek \u003C\/em\u003Eand \u003Cem\u003EDungeons and Dragons; 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