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Byron and Babbage: A Calculating Story

Byron and Babbage: A Calculating Story
Science - 1x60

This program portrays the life and times of Lovelace, a mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron. In 1843, Ada developed a set of instructions, or Notes, for mechanically calculating Bernoulli numbers, which became the bas... SEE MORE >>

Tracing Thalidomide: The Story of Frances Kelsey

Tracing Thalidomide: The Story of Frances Kelsey
Science - 1x60

This film tells the story of a medical drug scandal and its heroine from both a scientific and political perspective.  When Frances Kelsey, a pharmacologist and physician working at the FDA, was assigned to review the appl... SEE MORE >>

Out from the Shadows: The Story of Irene Joliot-Curie and Frederic Joliot-Curie

Out from the Shadows: The Story of Irene Joliot-Curie and Frederic Joliot-Curie
Science - 1x56

This film focuses on physicist and radiochemist Irene Joliot-Curie, eldest daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie. Working with her husband, Frederic Joliot, Irene demonstrated how it is possible to artificially create radioac... SEE MORE >>

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