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@bhgross144.bsky.socialReposted by @sciencehistory.org"We often think of #alchemy as something distinct from science, but as historians of science, weāre really interested in the continuities..."
Today's #histSTM (& #histsci, #histchem, etc.) lunchtime read: @whyy.org's preview of @sciencehistory.org new art & alchemy exhibit ("Fire & Gold").
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@sciencehistory.orgPaper by the Science History Instituteās Alistair Sponsel and Kingās College Londonās Brian Sutton uncovers the significance of Rosalind Franklin's previously captured Photo 49. Learn more about their research here: www.sciencehistory.org/about/news/n...
@livescience.comReposted by @sciencehistory.org'She knew she had something really important on her hands': Rosalind Franklin figured out DNA's helical structure before Watson and Crick, study suggests www.livescience.com/health/she-k...
@matthewcobb.bsky.socialReposted by @sciencehistory.orgA lot of excitement on here about the article in Science summarising the discoveries of @alistairsponsel.bsky.social and Brian Sutton, just published in the Journal of the History of Biology. Some people have asked, so here is what I think they show, and what are the implications:
@blabnotebook.bsky.socialReposted by @sciencehistory.orgFun Fact: @sciencehistory.org has the photos
(cf. www.sciencehistory.org/about/press/...) and their exhibits are free and easy to get to in downtown Philly!
[Their fireworks exhibit is also a delight to surely everyone and not just pyromaniacs.
(ā¦But I know my audience: definitely pyro friendly!)]
@science.orgReposted by @sciencehistory.orgExclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watsonās claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. https://scim.ag/4rTKck8
scim.agHow did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didnātNew analysis refutes James Watsonās claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
@sethgsamuel.bsky.socialReposted by @sciencehistory.org118 years ago, 2 guys secretly spiked an entire city's water supply and nobody knew about it til it was already done. And... the world has never been the same.
The newest episode of the @sciencehistory.org's Distillations podcast, sound designed by yours truly!
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@sciencehistory.orgIn 1908, John L. Leal and George Warren Fuller spent 99 days secretly testing chlorine in Jersey Cityās water supplyāan experiment that changed public health forever. But what if it hadnāt worked? And how did people react when they found out? Hear the latest episode of Distillations podcast now ā¬ļø
@jenniferweeks83.bsky.socialReposted by @sciencehistory.org#Aviation contributes roughly as much to #climatechange as plastics production, shipping, or the nation of Brazil. There's work ongoing to make flight greener, but your packages will probably fly carbon-free before you do -- my latest article for Distillations Magazine explains why. šš§Ŗ
@robinmsf.bsky.socialReposted by @sciencehistory.orgThis has been an extraordinary week for me. Today I got a brief but private tour of the @sciencehistory.org library and museum. Including this book by #Quaker #scientist John Dalton, who came up with a modern theory of the atom in 1808. #amazing
@sciencehistory.orgRead the latest #Distillations story written by Boston-based journalist and former senior editor at The Conversation U.S., Jennifer Weeks @jenniferweeks83.bsky.social.
@sciencehistory.orgThe question of how to best power planes is as old as aviation itself, and a surprising number of schemes have been tried over the past century. But as the Earth warms and oil prices soar, calls for a more sustainable approach to aviation have grown. ā ā Is such a thing even possible?ā
@sciencehistory.orgTravel back to the time of Uranium Mania...ā when beauty queens won piles of ore and prospectors combed the West for a Mesa miracle.ā Dig into latest Distillations story written by Philadelphia-based freelance journalist, Ben Seal. ā ā¢ļø www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...
@sciencehistory.orgThe mirror changed how we see ourselves. Now itās changing our relationship with the rest of the animal kingdom.
Read the latest Distillations story by Andrea Teagle, a freelance science writer and adventure seeker based in Cape Town, South Africa.ā
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...
@sciencehistory.orgThe Castle Bravo nuclear test marked a new chapter in the Cold War. But for the crew of a Japanese fishing vessel, the impact proved fatal. Their story introduced the world to "fallout" and reshaped conversations about nuclear weapons and their human cost. Read the latest from Distillations ā¬ļø
sciencehistory.orgAtomic TunaAn ill-fated fishing voyage pulls back the curtain on U.S. nuclear testing in the Pacific.
@sciencehistory.orgSandalwood has been prized for millennia, but empire, industry, and scarcity turned it into an illicit commodity. In this #Distillations story, former fellow Nikhil Dharan traces how sandalwood smuggling became a crime at the intersection of resources, politics, law, and industry.
Read it here ā¬ļø
sciencehistory.orgThe Soapy Origins of a Sandalwood SmugglerA war between police and a notorious outlaw riveted South India for more than a decade. At the conflictās roots was a centuries-old saga of scarcity and control.