TIM PALUCKA is a freelance writer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Winter 2005
EUGENE HOUDRY NEVER TRAINED AS A CHEMIST BUT HE MADE THE GREATEST ADVANCE IN THE HISTORY OF PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY
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WHEN CONGRESS MANDATED A 90 PERCENT CUT IN AUTO EMISSIONS, ALMOST NO ONE THOUGHT IT COULD BE ACHIEVED. THE INVENTORS OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROVED OTHERWISE. Read >>
Winter 2003
FIGURING OUT THE BASICS TOOK A FEW MINUTES. MAKING IT WORK AND DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH IT TOOK DECADES. Read >>
Winter 2002
How the electron microscope was invented to reveal things smaller than a wavelength of light.
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The concept was seriously explored and tested during World War II. Read >>