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• ... that in 1896, Russian physicist '''[[Alexander Stepanovich Popov (nonfiction)|Alexander Stepanovich Popov]]''' transmitted a message between campus buildings in St Petersburg via radio waves? | |||
• ... that | • ... that biochemist and crystallographer '''[[John Kendrew (nonfiction)|John Kendrew]]''' shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for chemistry with [[Max Perutz (nonfiction)|Max Perutz]] for determining the atomic structures of proteins using X-ray crystallography? | ||
• ... that chemist, philosopher, educator, and clergyman '''[[Joseph Priestley (nonfiction)|Joseph Priestley]]''' is historically credited with the discovery of oxygen, having isolated it in its gaseous state; yet Priestly's determination to defend [[Phlogiston theory (nonfiction)|phlogiston theory]] and to reject what would become the chemical revolution left him isolated from the scientific community of his time? | |||
• ... that the '''[[Rider-Waite Space Elevator]]''' is a space elevator based on the Ryder-Waite tarot deck? | • ... that the '''[[Rider-Waite Space Elevator]]''' is a space elevator based on the Ryder-Waite tarot deck? | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:13, 5 February 2022
• ... that in 1896, Russian physicist Alexander Stepanovich Popov transmitted a message between campus buildings in St Petersburg via radio waves?
• ... that biochemist and crystallographer John Kendrew shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for chemistry with Max Perutz for determining the atomic structures of proteins using X-ray crystallography?
• ... that chemist, philosopher, educator, and clergyman Joseph Priestley is historically credited with the discovery of oxygen, having isolated it in its gaseous state; yet Priestly's determination to defend phlogiston theory and to reject what would become the chemical revolution left him isolated from the scientific community of his time?
• ... that the Rider-Waite Space Elevator is a space elevator based on the Ryder-Waite tarot deck?