Russian physician, philosopher, science fiction writer & revolutionary Alexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (1873-1928). In search for eternal youth he began experiment with blood transfusions in 1924, performed on himself. Unfortunately
The Canadian physicist Louis Slotin (1910-1946) worked on an American project that designed the first nuclear bomb. During an experiment with plutonium he accidentally dropped a container causing a critical reaction. Slotin had been exposed to
Thomas Midgley (1889-1944) was an American chemist who helped to develop leaded petrol. There were several deaths from lead poisoning at the factory where the additive was produced. In 1924 Midgley took part in a press conference to demonstrate the
The British chemist and inventor Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) was fired from his job as an apothecary because he caused too many explosions. When he took up the field of chemistry, he had the habit of inhaling the various gasses he was dealing with
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The New Year's Eve Party!
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