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Science Exhibition
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Braun (Geology) Corner (Building 320)

Opens Monday at 8:00 AM

Stanford

📈See the actual seismogram from 1906
🏛️Named for geologist George Braun
🎓Part of Stanford's earth sciences quad

Braun Corner houses one of the most important earthquake instruments in history: the horizontal pendulum seismograph that recorded the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It's a quiet spot on campus where science history literally shook the world.

Historic sandstone landmark
Academic heritage site
Geology department hub
Architectural time capsule