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The Origins of the Microwave Oven: Messy and Full of Peanuts

Can you imagine a life without a microwave oven? Microwaves grant us a way to heat even the most frozen foods in mere moments without needing to wait for a fire to kindle or an oven to warm. It’s...

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Joseph von Fraunhofer ─ The Father of the Spectrometer

Joseph von Fraunhofer: The Father of the Spectrometer (Guest Post) To the average layperson, that title wouldn’t seem particularly important, but the average layperson would be wrong. Joseph von...

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You Can’t Blame McDonald’s for This…

Everyone wants to blame McDonald’s and their Super-Sized fries for America’s obesity problem. Luckily for... Source

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History of Malaria

I have found that my favorite part of school is trying to turn every class... Source

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Roentgen and Curie’s Contribution to Radiotherapy

When German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen first discovered the X-ray in 1895, he probably didn’t know... Source

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Boston Corbett and the Year of the Mad Hatter

The story of one Boston Corbett is certainly an interesting one–a story full of religious... Source

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