Life magazine have an online article and a great photo set about Hubert Alyea, a Princeton professor in the 1950s who was renowned for his very explosive lectures and demonstrations...
http://life.time.com...u-wish-you-had/
The science teacher you wish you had
Started by Bob Twells, Dec 20 2012 10:44 AM
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Posted 20 December 2012 - 11:40 AM
You can almost smell the classroom/lab, and how did he live to 93 lol. Very interesting.
Our saviours : In the ninth century, a team of Chinese alchemists trying to synthesize an "elixir of immortality" from saltpeter, sulfur, realgar, and dried honey instead invented gunpowder.
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Posted 20 December 2012 - 03:09 PM
Awesome, thanks for sharing. I particularly enjoyed the turps/nitric acid photo!
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