Time Machine
Nerves of steel
An intrepid Italian scientist discovered the key factor in nerve growth.
Atomic secrets
Scientist who worked on the bomb peeled the layers back on nuclear structure.
Cards on the table
In the 1860s, a Russian teacher laid the foundation for chemistry’s most recognised matrix.
Up in the air
How a solar eclipse led to the discovery of helium.
Salve from the soil
Streptomycin saved countless lives, but its October 1943 discovery by a PhD student at Rutgers was mired in a bitter battle.
