Adolf Hitler – The Episodic Table of Elements

16. Sulfur: No Mistakes, Only Happy Accidents

July 9, 2018

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Adolf Hitler, Calvin Coolidge, Charles Goodyear, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gerhard Domagk, Nazis, Nobel Prizes, Odor, Pharmaceuticals, Rubber, Satan, Thioacetone, Vulcanization, Vultures, Winston Churchill, World War II

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From Vulcan to vultures, today’s element brings stories of unintended consequences.

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7. Nitrogen: Taking The Good With The Bad

February 19, 2018

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Adolf Hitler, Agriculture, Alfred Nobel, Belgium, Biology, Clara Immerwahr, Ernest Rutherford, Etymology, Fritz Haber, Germany, Gilbert Lewis, Guano, Pharmaceuticals, Poetry, Poisons, Robert Bunsen, Women In Science, World War I, World War II

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Today we meet one man who’s responsible for the death of millions — and the survival of billions.

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1. Hydrogen: Close To The Sun

January 8, 2018

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Adolf Hitler, American Civil War, Antoine Lavoisier, Astronomy, Atomic Structure, Classical Elements, Edwin Hubble, Electrolysis, Etymology, Germany, Joseph Goebbels, Mythology, NASA, Nazis, Periodic Table, Space Exploration, Theodore Gray, United States, World War II

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As we investigate our first element, we’ll meet warring balloonists, witness mass media’s first major tragedy, and see how the tiniest mistake can cost a lot of money. Plus, we’ll try to pin down where hydrogen belongs on the periodic table.

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