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Inventions
Illustration of sirens on rocks with phonograph

The Inventions That Made Us Who We Are

Distillations Article
Painting of shipwreck in rough seas

Reginald Fessenden and the Invention of Sonar

Distillations Article
Photograph of an operation in a surgical amphitheater

The Nurse Who Introduced Gloves to the Operating Room

Distillations Article
Edison wax cylinder phonograph

Distilled #12: Edison’s Record Player

Distillations Video
Sangeeta Bhatia

Interview: Sangeeta Bhatia

Distillations Article
Artificial leaf illustration

Can Science Build a Better Leaf?

Distillations Article
Jennifer Doudna at the 2018 Ullyot lecture

Interview: Jennifer Doudna

Distillations Article
Painting of William and Caroline Herschel standing in a study, surrounded by star charts and telescopes

Making Space for Women in Astronomy

Distillations Article
composite image of Mendeleev, Meyer, and their periodic systems

An Element of Order

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A giant leg, 35 feet high, advertised nylons to the Los Angeles area.

Nylon: A Revolution in Textiles

Distillations Article
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