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Tragedies & Disasters
Roald Hoffmann

Institute Receives National Archives Grant to Digitize Oral Histories of Immigrant Scientists
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Black and white photo of Sonny Boy the Woodpecker

The Death of the Lord God Bird

Distillations Podcast
Interior of old German passportq

Science History Institute Receives CLIR Grant to Digitize Papers of Georg and Max Bredig
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Wendy Zukerman standing on stage holding microphone, wearing t-shirt that reads "science isn't here to make you feel better."

Predicting the Pandemic

Distillations Podcast
Interior of old German ID card

Escape from Nazi Terror

Distillations Article
Nurse Linda Ruggiero poses for portrait wearing face mask.

COVID’s Hidden Toll on Nurses

Distillations Podcast
Genre oil painting

Quacks, Plagues, and Pandemics

Distillations Article
Photo of Leo Alexander

Leo Alexander’s Unflinching Pursuit

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Philadelphia Nurse Sara Cohen in her Personal Protective Equipment

Between Us and Catastrophe

Distillations Podcast
Black and white movie still image

A Silent, Savage Menace: Reassessing "Panic in the Streets"

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Painting of shipwreck in rough seas

Reginald Fessenden and the Invention of Sonar

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black and white photo of young man in lab

The Dual Legacies of Henry Moseley

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Color photograph of a mushroom cloud

Element Hunting in a Nuclear Storm

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Silhouette of a vulture in front of a low sun.

Poison Pill: The Mysterious Die-Off of India’s Vultures

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Jesse Gelsinger photo illustration

The Death of Jesse Gelsinger, 20 Years Later

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Fire in the Cuyahoga River with a firefighter boat blasting water

The Myth of the Cuyahoga River Fire

Distillations Podcast

Greetings from Isotopia

Distillations Article
Artwork from the graphic novel Trinity

Graphic History

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Comic Drama

Comic Drama: Illustrating the Manhattan Project

Distillations Video

Return to the Scene

Distillations Article
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