Riverstone is thrilled to welcome Ilja Nieuwland and his fascinating book American Dinosaur Abroad about Dippy, the largest dinosaur skeleton of its time. In this largely untold history, Ilja Nieuwland explores the influence of Andrew Carnegie’s prized skeleton on European culture through the dissemination, reception, and agency of his plaster casts, revealing much about the social, political, cultural, and scientific context of the early twentieth century.

Ilja Nieuwland is a historian of science–in particular paleontology–attached to the Huygens Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in Amsterdam.

We will be starting with an author discussion with a questions and answer session followed by a book signing.

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