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Forgotten Mother of Quantum Mechanics: A Conversation with Grete Hermann
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Continue reading →: Forgotten Mother of Quantum Mechanics: A Conversation with Grete HermannPhysicist and philosopher Grete Hermann reflects on her groundbreaking, overlooked quantum insights, her challenge to scientific orthodoxy, and the political and gendered barriers she faced. With sharp wit and resolve, she calls for courage, critical questioning, and social responsibility in science—reminding us that progress demands inclusion and constant scrutiny of…
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Continue reading →: FragmentsThe Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany – 3rd August 1936 The camera’s shutter clicked with mechanical precision, capturing another image of the pristine Olympic Stadium as the morning light painted the stone façade in brilliant gold. Marlene Fischer adjusted the heavy equipment case on her shoulder, her fingers already stained with…
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Continue reading →: To Him in Montana, 1939Green’s Books & Literary Treasures32 Second Avenue NorthBirmingham, Alabama 15th October, 1939 My dearest Joseph, Your last letter arrived on Tuesday morning, carried by the postman like a precious cargo I had been awaiting with the sort of anticipation that would make lesser women pace their parlours. I confess I…
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Hypatia of Alexandria: The Last Light of Ancient Learning
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Continue reading →: Hypatia of Alexandria: The Last Light of Ancient LearningA defiant Hypatia of Alexandria recounts her pioneering work in mathematics and astronomy, her fight against prejudice, and the tragic end wrought by religious fanaticism. Through warmth and intellect, she challenges erasure, inspiring modern readers to value learning, resist ignorance, and champion women’s enduring place in science and public life.
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Continue reading →: Gardens of MaliceUpon the earthen ground doth standA donsy most accurs’d and grand,These garden sprites with eyes aglowPlot schemes that mortal souls ne’er know. Their master vile, with beard of grey,Hath wrought dark magic this foul day,To animate each ceramic formAnd breed a most unholy storm. No longer bound by garden bed,These…
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Continue reading →: ConscienceThe New Forest, Hampshire, England – 2nd August 1100 The morning mist clung to the New Forest like the breath of sleeping giants, and Walter Tirel found himself wondering, not for the first time, what dark curiosity had driven him to accept the king’s invitation to hunt. The Norman nobleman adjusted…
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Continue reading →: To Her in Connecticut, 1938Ranger Cottage, Kinnikinnick Road, Boulder, Colorado15th October, 1938 My Dearest Nellie, The autumn light slants through my cottage window as I write these words, casting the familiar shadows of evening across the pages before me. There is something about this particular quality of light—golden, yet touched with the melancholy of…
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Lila Bell Wallace on Publishing, Innovation, and Breaking Barriers
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Continue reading →: Lila Bell Wallace on Publishing, Innovation, and Breaking BarriersLila Bell Wallace, co-founder of Reader’s Digest, reveals the ingenuity behind condensed publishing, her overlooked innovations in science communication and direct mail, and the frustration of being eclipsed by male counterparts. She champions perseverance, intellectual equality, and the power of accessible knowledge—offering pointed advice for women and modern media innovators…
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Continue reading →: SanctuaryHull, England – 1st August 1834 I shall never forget the morning I first drew breath as a free man upon English soil. The salt-tinged air of Hull harbour filled my lungs as I stepped from the merchant vessel Liberty’s Promise, my legs trembling not from the voyage’s end, but from…
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Continue reading →: To Him in Vermont, 193715th October, 1937427 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa My Dearest David, Your letter of the 8th arrived this morning, and I confess I have read it no fewer than six times, each perusal revealing fresh details that both delight and torment me in equal measure. How curious it is…
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