Fantastic Plastic: The Discovery of Polyethylene
#50 Science in History 27th March 1933 Today in 1933, two British scientists discover polyethylene (polythene). Polyethylene was...
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- Feb 21, 2023
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Humphry Davy and the Birth of Chlorine
#40 Science in History 21st February 1811 Published in 1811, the paper 'On a Combination of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygene Gas' was read to...
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- Feb 11, 2023
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The Announcement of the Discovery of Insulin: A Breakthrough in the Treatment of Diabetes
#35 Science in History 11th February 1922 On February 11, 1922, a research paper was published in the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical...
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- Feb 6, 2023
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Mendeleyev’s Eka-silicon is Finally Found
#33 Science in History 6th February 1886 On this day in 1886, the element germanium is discovered. In 1886, a German chemist, Clemens...
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- Jan 23, 2023
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Röntgen's X-Ray Show: The First Public Demonstration of "X-Radiation"
#25 Science in History 23 January 1896 On this day in January 1896, Röntgen made the first public presentation, and demonstration, of...
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