Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It’s one of the most mysterious philanthropic gifts of the 19th century. James Smithson, a British scientist who had never been to America or met an American, left his fortune to the US "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among mankind." Who was James Smithson and what was his motivation?
Guests
- Nina Burleigh Author "The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum, The Smithsonian" (William Morrow)
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