50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
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The locomotive was called the most perfect of machines in 1851 because it approachied the physical and spiritual combination of the human machine. Scientist continued to search for the essence of x-rays in 1901, five years after Professor Roentgen's discovery. A developing shortage of DDT was reported in 1951 by the World Health Organization
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
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50, 100 & 150 years ago
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The report on high-energy physics conference in Moscow which was attended by the 14 US and seven British physicists is presented. The conference discussed topics such as atoms, solid earth, molten lava and dangerous travels.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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Voyage to superheavy island; the synthesis of element 114 confirmed decades-old theoretical predictions of a little patch of nuclear stability in a sea of short-lived superheavy nuclei
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Members of the Russian team of scientists describe their journey of discovery that brought about the creation of element 114. The stability of this element holds great promise for further research and discoveries.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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