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Continue reading →: Wealth and WillowAn apothecary contemplates wealth and purpose in his autumn garden, where falling fruit echoes deeper questions amid England’s uncertain peace.
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Mary Coombs: The Business Coder Who Proved Computers Weren’t Just for Science Labs
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Continue reading →: Mary Coombs: The Business Coder Who Proved Computers Weren’t Just for Science LabsMary Coombs, the first woman to program a commercial computer, discusses her groundbreaking work on LEO’s payroll systems within extreme 2KB memory constraints. She reveals programming techniques, debugging methods, and career challenges while establishing that computing’s true value lies in solving practical human problems rather than theoretical pursuits.
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Continue reading →: Blood of the MartyrsA Scottish woman’s diary chronicles her spiritual exile after the Free Church Disruption, crossing borders in search of faithful worship.
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Ruby Payne-Scott: Australia’s First Radio Astronomer Erased by Marriage Bar Discrimination
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Continue reading →: Ruby Payne-Scott: Australia’s First Radio Astronomer Erased by Marriage Bar DiscriminationRuby Payne-Scott, Australia’s first radio astronomer, discusses her groundbreaking interferometry work that opened new cosmic windows whilst battling institutional discrimination. From wartime radar research to discovering solar radio bursts, she reveals the technical innovations and personal struggles behind her forced career end due to marriage bar policies.
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Continue reading →: War and PeaceA tormented Victorian artist shelters in abbey ruins, questioning war’s meaning whilst observing mice and pondering the marks that define us all.
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Elizabeth Rona: The Forgotten Nuclear Expert Whose Fingerprints Shape Modern Science
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Continue reading →: Elizabeth Rona: The Forgotten Nuclear Expert Whose Fingerprints Shape Modern ScienceDr Elizabeth Rona perfected polonium separation techniques that proved crucial to the Manhattan Project, then transformed marine geology through uranium-thorium dating methods. This interview explores her exile across continents, her invisible contributions to nuclear science, and how classification and institutional bias obscured the achievements of this brilliant Hungarian chemist.
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Continue reading →: Troubled WatersA woman on society’s edge uncovers hidden currents of wealth, suspicion, and perilous echoes within a palace cloaked in splendour.
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Cecilia Berdichevsky: Argentina’s First Computer Programmer Who Coded Computing History
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Continue reading →: Cecilia Berdichevsky: Argentina’s First Computer Programmer Who Coded Computing HistoryCecilia Berdichevsky transformed from accountant to Argentina’s first computer programmer at 31, mastering the pioneering Clementina system in 1961. This intimate conversation explores her technical breakthroughs, collaboration with brilliant colleagues, survival through political upheaval, and enduring legacy as a foundational figure in Latin American computing history.
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Continue reading →: Shades of Longing NightA young man, imprisoned in 1969, yearns for freedom, painting his world with colours of envy, hope, and distant journeys.
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Vera Faddeeva: The Soviet Mathematician Who Built Algorithms Before Laptops
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Continue reading →: Vera Faddeeva: The Soviet Mathematician Who Built Algorithms Before LaptopsSoviet mathematician Vera Faddeeva (1906-1983) developed foundational computational methods for linear algebra decades before modern computers existed. This interview explores her groundbreaking algorithms, navigating Stalin-era restrictions, leading international collaborations, and creating the mathematical foundations that quietly power today’s artificial intelligence, graphics, and scientific computing applications.
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