▁a ▁third . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁M IT ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁its ▁affili ation , ▁and ▁the ▁D ib ner ▁family ▁began ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁collection . ▁ ▁David ▁D ib ner ▁died ▁unexpected ly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁D ib ner ▁Institute ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁Bur nd y ▁Library ▁and ▁associated ▁collections ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁The ▁Hun ting ton ▁Library ▁in ▁San ▁Mar ino , ▁California , ▁which ▁now ▁offers ▁a ▁D ib ner ▁History ▁of ▁Science ▁Program ▁to ▁fund ▁fellow ships , ▁a ▁lecture ▁series ▁and ▁annual ▁conference . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁Bur nd y ▁Library ▁( by ▁then ▁number ing ▁ 6 7 , 0 0 0 ▁volumes ) ▁transformed ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ▁Library ' s ▁collections ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁in ▁that ▁field . ▁ ▁The ▁Hun ting ton ▁houses ▁a ▁permanent ▁exhibition , ▁Beautiful ▁Science : ▁Ide as ▁that ▁Ch anged ▁the ▁World , ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁D ib ner ▁Hall ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁Science ▁that ▁displays ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 0 ▁books , ▁manuscript s , ▁photograph s ▁and ▁objects ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁Bur nd y ▁Library ▁and ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ' s ▁non - B ur nd y ▁hold ings ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁medicine . ▁▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁ant ique