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Top Picks: Journeys of Invention app, ‘Last Emperor of Mexico,’ and more

Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, brother of 19th-century Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I, stepped out of his brother’s shadow when he was named emperor of Mexico in 1864. His rule would end just a few years later, however, and the new Smithsonian Channel …
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Journeys of Invention: Science and Technology From Past to Present

The home screen shows thumbnails of all 81 objects, connected by lines of various colors. Tapping on an object zooms in on it, and tapping on it again lets you launch its animation (if any) or access related drawings or images. The colored lines connecting …
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