American Civil War – The Episodic Table of Elements

30. Zinc: The Lecture Circuit

January 28, 2019

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Alessandro Volta, American Civil War, Andrew Ure, Benjamin Franklin, Biology, Electricity, Electrolysis, Frankenstein, George Forster, Giovanni Aldini, India, Italy, Karl Weinhold, Literature, Lucia Galvani, Luigi Galvani, Mary Shelley, Pharmaceuticals, Primo Levi, Sculpture, Women In Science

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Learn about some of Italy’s most renowned chemists and how they inspired a most gruesome quest to conquer death.

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28. Nickel: Face Value

December 31, 2018

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American Civil War, Axel Cornstedt, Georg Brandt, Joseph Stalin, Joseph Wharton, Norilsk, Numismatics, Satan, Spencer Clark

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From religion to money to politics, nickel finds itself at the center of all kinds of awkward conversations.

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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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