Bad Boys of Science: Fritz Haber
Fritz Haber: Science & War Welcome to our new series, "Bad Boys of Science", where we look into stories of scientists whose contributions...
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Dec 9, 20232 min read
Choking Death - The 1952 London Smog
The Great Smog of 1952 stands as a disturbing chapter in London's history,
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May 15, 20233 min read
An Iconic Antiseptic Mouthwash
#62 Science in History 15th May 1923 Today In 1923, Listerine was registered as a trademark. The iconic mouthwash known as Listerine is a...
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May 14, 20233 min read
Vaseline: The Petrochemical Marvel
#61 Science in History 14th May 1878 Today in 1878, Vaseline is trademarked by chemist Robert Chesebrough. Chesebrough had previously...
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Apr 6, 20233 min read
The British Museum: 270 Years of Curating the World's Treasures
#55 Science in History 5th April 1753 The British Museum was founded on 5th April 1753. The British Museum is one of the world's oldest...
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Apr 1, 20232 min read
The Eyes in the Sky: TIROS I Revolutionises Weather Prediction
#53 Science in History 1st April 1960 TIROS I, the first successful weather satellite, was launched into orbit on this day in 1960....
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Mar 31, 20233 min read
"Oil-Eating Bacteria" Patented
#52 Science in History 31st March 1981 Today in 1981, the first patent for a genetically engineered life form was issued to Ananda...
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Mar 28, 20232 min read
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
#51 Science in History 28th March 1979 Today in 1979, America faced a nuclear crisis - the worst nuclear accident in a commercial,...
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Mar 27, 20233 min read
Fantastic Plastic: The Discovery of Polyethylene
#50 Science in History 27th March 1933 Today in 1933, two British scientists discover polyethylene (polythene). Polyethylene was...
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Mar 24, 20233 min read
Robert Koch and the Discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
#49 Science in History 24rd March 1882 Today in 1882, Robert Koch announces the discovery of the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis....
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Mar 23, 20232 min read
Science’s Slippery Slope: The False Promise of Cold Fusion
#48 Science in History 23rd March 1989 On this day in 1989, fusion at room temperature was claimed by Martin Fleischmann and Stan Pons....
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Mar 20, 20232 min read
Shocking Success: America's First AC Demonstration Lights Up Great Barrington.
#47 Science in History 20th March 1886 The first demonstration in America of the alternating-current (AC) system for lighting was...
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Mar 6, 20232 min read
Aspirin: From Willow Bark to Wonder Drug
#45 Science in History 6th March 1899 It’s 1899 and on this day, acetylsalicylic acid was patented by Felix Hoffmann for the German...
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Mar 1, 20232 min read
‘Bravo’ Blasts Beautiful Bikini
#44 Science in History 1st March 1954 On this day, 06:45 local time, the Marshall Islands were flooded with the light emitted by the...
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Feb 18, 20232 min read
Hello Pluto...
#39 Science in History 18th February 1930 Today in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered the ninth planet in our solar system, Pluto. Tombaugh...
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Feb 16, 20232 min read
Tutankhamun's Burial Chamber is Opened
#38 Science in History 16th February 1923 Today marks the anniversary of one of the most significant discoveries in the history of...
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Feb 15, 20232 min read
The Chelyabinsk meteor
#37 Science in History 15th February 2013 Today in 2013, a bright fireball streaked across the morning sky over Russia's Ural Mountains,...
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Feb 12, 20231 min read
Darwin Day: A Celebration of Science
#36 Science in History 12th February Today is Darwin Day, an annual celebration of the life and work of British naturalist and scientist...
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Feb 11, 20232 min read
The Announcement of the Discovery of Insulin: A Breakthrough in the Treatment of Diabetes
#35 Science in History 11th February 1922 On February 11, 1922, a research paper was published in the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical...
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Feb 10, 20232 min read
Love, Marriage, and Haemophilia: Queen Victoria's Bloody Legacy
#34 Science in History 10th February 1840 On this day in 1840, Queen Victoria married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha....
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