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Louis Pasteur and the Germ Theory of Disease

Mid-way through the nineteenth century, people still believed in the disease theory of miasma. Miasma was a type of “bad air” that was thought to

05/10/2018 27 Comments

The Enemy of Rome: Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Hannibal Barca may have been one of the greatest generals that ever existed in the ancient world. He played a major role in the Second

05/06/2018 31 Comments

Rachel Carson: The Downfall of DDT

Whenever one thinks of a real-life hero, one thinks of firefighters or policemen or even sometimes nurses. But we rarely imagine environmentalists as being heroes

04/17/2018 13 Comments

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