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H. Bentley Glass was at one time one of the most famous scientists in the nation. His life was a journey that began with missionary parents and a Texas education. Glass traveled the world, wrote ...

In her groundbreaking trilogy, “Women Scientists in America,” she told the stories of numerous accomplished but largely invisible women. By Penelope Green Margaret W. Rossiter, a historian whose ...

Despite being the most famous scientist in history, there are lots of things that most people don't know about Albert Einstein. From his shocking FBI file to his bizarre personal life, today we ...