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Elizabeth Blackburn on Her Nobel Discovery
Scientist Elizabeth Blackburn discusses her discovery of the telomerase enzyme and explains what originally inspired her to become a biological researcher. Continue reading
Tag: Science and Technology
Discovery of the Double Helix Structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin's Role in the Discovery of DNA
James Watson explains how Rosalind Franklin's ideas helped him and Francis Crick discover the double helix structure of DNA and describes what it was like to work with someone who disliked collaborative projects. Continue reading
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard on the Challenges of Being a Female Scientist
Nobel laureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard discusses why women are judged for being scientists and explains why she would refrain from recommending the career to young girls. Continue reading
World War II
Scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini on Her WWII Bedroom Laboratory
Rita Levi-Montalcini explains why she had to work in a hidden laboratory during World War II as a Jewish person and explains why the isolated work environment turned out to benefit her work. Levi-Montalcini won the Nobel Prize in 1986 for her discovery of nerve growth factor.
Cold Fusion
Scientists Remember the Controversy of Cold Fusion
Scientists from around the world remember when the discovery of cold fusion was announced by Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann and explain the backlash the two researchers dealt with following their announcement on March 23, 1989. Continue reading
Cold Fusion
Steven Koonin Refutes Cold Fusion in May 1989
About a month after the discovery of cold fusion by Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann on March 23, 1989, scientist Steven Koonin explains why he thinks the theory is wrong. Continue reading
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein Explains His E=MC2 Formula
Hear Albert Einstein explain his formula for mass–energy equivalence. Famously known as E=MC2, the idea for the physics formula was inspired by Einstein's work on special relativity. Continue reading
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke on Buckminster Fuller & His Space Elevator
Arthur C. Clarke remembers his relationship with futurist Buckminster 'Bucky' Fuller and discusses the future reality of the space elevator, an idea of Bucky's. Continue reading
Arthur C. Clarke
Clarke Predicts the Internet & Personal Computer
Famed science writer Arthur C. Clarke predicts the modern internet and home computer in this 1974 interview with ABC. Continue reading
Arthur C. Clarke
Sir Arthur C. Clarke Reflects on 90 Years of Life
Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the famed science writer and inventor, comments on the incredible discoveries he witnessed throughout his life and shares his thoughts on the future of space travel. Continue reading
