science history

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• SOURCE: PBS
  Accessed 1/21/20
  

  Meet the Forgotten Chemist and His “Poison Squad,” Whose Fight Against Deadly Chemicals in Food Led to the Establishment of the FDA

  “The Poison Squad reminds us that our current concerns about food safety have a long history."

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  11/6/19
  

  How Einstein Became the First Science Superstar

  by Ron Cowen

  A century ago, astronomers proved the general theory of relativity — and made him a global household name.

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• SOURCE: Time
  10/25/19
  

  The Real History Behind The Current War

  by Olivia B. Waxman

  In the 1880s, Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Nikola Tesla went to battle over who had the superior technology for electrical transmission.

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• 10/27/19
  

  The Total Eclipse That Helped Prove Einstein's Theory of Relativity

  by Sylvester James “Jim” Gates, Jr. and Cathie Pelletier

   2019 marks the 100 year anniversary of the eclipse that proved Einstein’s theory and ultimately catapulted him to fame.

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• SOURCE: NPR
  8/4/2019
  

  Timothy C. Winegard on His New Book Explaining the History of the Mosquito, 'Our Deadliest Predator'

  Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to author Timothy C. Winegard about his new book about the mosquito.

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• SOURCE: NY Times Magazine
  2/13/19
  

  The Secret History of Women in Coding

  Computer programming once had much better gender balance than it does today. What went wrong?