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Continue reading →: To Her in Hawaii, 1949847 Pine Street, Jackson, Mississippi 15th November, 1949 My Dearest Minnie, I find myself writing this letter by the familiar glow of my lamp, though tonight the words seem to catch in my throat before they reach the paper. Three times I have begun this correspondence, and three times I…
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Elizabeth Fulhame on Catalysis, Photochemistry & Women’s Role in Science
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Continue reading →: Elizabeth Fulhame on Catalysis, Photochemistry & Women’s Role in ScienceScottish chemist Elizabeth Fulhame (1759-1810) discovered catalysis forty years before it was officially named, pioneering room-temperature metal reduction and photoreduction processes that anticipated photography. Despite initial scepticism from her husband and male contemporaries, her systematic experimental approach challenged both major chemical theories of her era, though her contributions were later…
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Continue reading →: PeaceRoyal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland – 12th August 1865 The morning mist clung to the cobblestones of High Street like a shroud, and Dr Joseph Lister felt its damp embrace as he approached the imposing facade of the Royal Infirmary. His leather satchel, worn smooth by years of faithful service, contained…
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Continue reading →: To Him in Alaska, 1948518 North 6th Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania October 15th, 1948 My Dearest Thomas, I’ve started this letter countless times, crumpling each attempt into the wastepaper basket beside my writing desk until Mrs. Kowalski downstairs must think I’ve taken up origami instead of correspondence. The words feel clumsy in my pen tonight,…
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Dr Elizabeth Blackwell on Breaking Barriers, Building Systems, and the Moral Foundation of Modern Medicine
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Continue reading →: Dr Elizabeth Blackwell on Breaking Barriers, Building Systems, and the Moral Foundation of Modern MedicineDr Elizabeth Blackwell, America’s first female physician, discusses her groundbreaking medical career and pioneering work in preventive medicine. She reflects on overcoming institutional discrimination, establishing women’s medical institutions, and her philosophy that systematic change requires building lasting structures. Her patient persistence created pathways for future generations in medicine.
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Continue reading →: SummitThe Eiger, Swiss Bernese Alps – 11th August 1858 Part I: The Measure of a Man Charles Barrington stirred in the thin darkness of his lodgings, the wooden beams of the Grindelwald inn creaking softly above his head as the Alpine wind whispered secrets through the valley. Sleep had been…
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Continue reading →: To Her in New Jersey, 1947Rural Route 2, Box 47Cameron, Arizona 15th October 1947 My Dearest Emma, I write to you by the flickering light of my camp lantern, the desert wind carrying the scent of sage and something else – something that makes my Geiger counter whisper its electric secrets. Three days I’ve been…
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Katharine Burr Blodgett on Making Glass Invisible: The Pioneering Physicist Who Revolutionised Optics and Surface Science
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Continue reading →: Katharine Burr Blodgett on Making Glass Invisible: The Pioneering Physicist Who Revolutionised Optics and Surface ScienceKatharine Burr Blodgett: The pioneering physicist who invented non-reflective glass discusses her groundbreaking work at General Electric, from revolutionising Hollywood cinematography in Gone with the Wind to military applications during World War II. Despite fundamental contributions to nanotechnology, she reflects on the irony of becoming invisible herself in scientific history.
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Continue reading →: Honest CraftStockholm, Sweden – 10th August, 1628 Part I: The Pride The August dawn hovered over Stockholm’s harbour like a hesitant witness, casting long, faint shadows between the forest of masts that bristled against the chilled, slate-coloured sky. Nils Andersson’s boots struck the cobblestones in deliberate, hollow cadence as he moved…
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Continue reading →: To Her in Oregon, 19461847 Grand Avenue South, Apartment 2BMinneapolis, Minnesota 15th November, 1946 My Dearest Clara, I have started this letter a dozen times, each attempt finding its way into the small fire that burns in my flat’s grate these cold November evenings. The words scatter like ash, but the feelings – those…
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