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Chemistry World: Ida Noddack and the Trouble with Element 43
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Nature: An Incomparable Intellectual Who Fell through the Cracks of History
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How History Keeps Ignoring James Barry

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The Alchemical Origins of Occupational Medicine

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A Seat at the Table

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Readers Rapidly Identify Renowned Scientist
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