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Dennis C. Murphy

new media design & interaction

web

Around the Block
(writing consultants)

Bala VBC
(volleyball club)

Bear Gulch Fishes
(science website)

Devonian Times
(science website)

Gina Michaels
(sculptor)

Handler Studio
(furniture maker)

Jefferson's Fossils
(museum online exhibit)

Joseph Leidy
(museum online exhibit)

Reisman Consulting
(staffing consultant)

Susan Watts
(muscian)

Tanzer for Commissioner
(political candidate)

Joseph Leidy

Joseph Leidy Portrait

Regarded as the "Father of American Vertebrate Paleontology", Joseph Leidy (1823-1891), was also one of America's leading authorities of anatomy, parasitology, microscopy, and natural history during the 19th Century. This online exhibit was commissioned by the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia to celebrate one it its most illustrious scientists.

fossil mammal skull

In addition to a biography and his numerous and varied contributions, this exhibit features sixteen fossil animals that Leidy studied, plus several of his major books. It's also profusely illustrated with illustrations from his scientific publications and unpublished studies.

I researched, wrote, designed, and implemented this exhibit; it was subsequently modified to accommodate the Academy's web design.

www.acnatsci.org/museum/leidy/

assorted illustrations of Leidy specimens