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Discover how Linus Pauling deduced the alpha-helix structure of proteins using only paper strips an…
In 1859, Alfred Russel Wallace discovered that ocean depth, not just climate, split Asian and Austr…
In 1868, astronomers spotted a mysterious yellow band in the sun's spectrum. Learn how this cosmic …
Discover how Max Theiler tamed yellow fever by passing the virus through 100 generations of mice, c…
How Frederick Sanger used a yellow chemical bookmark to sequence insulin and prove that proteins ha…
How a frustrating dream about warriors with pointed spears helped Elias Howe invent the lockstitch …
In 1944, Glenn Seaborg used scissors to fix the periodic table, solving critical Manhattan Project …
In May 1940, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain used eight mice to prove penicillin worked inside a livi…
Lord Rayleigh and William Ramsay chased a tiny weight discrepancy and accidentally discovered argon…
In 1873, Munich's summer heat was ruining lager beer. Carl von Linde didn't try to create cold—he b…
In 1910, Alfred Wegener used a pair of scissors and freshwater fossils to prove that South America …
Discover how Amedeo Avogadro solved a massive chemistry paradox in 1811 by introducing the molecule…