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Layers of Brilliance – Episode One: The Chemical Genius of Katharine Burr Blodgett
Born to a family with a tragic past, Katharine defies the expectations of her upbringing as an upper-middle class girl to make chemistry and physics the center of her life.


From Scientific American’s Science Quickly podcast: The Lost Women of Science team uncovers Katharine Burr Blodgett’s overlooked brilliance.
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