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Katharine Burr Blodgett's brilliance had to fit into the role of the only woman in a lab filled with menit was the air she breathed

Katharine Burr Blodgett became an indispensable experimental partner to Irving Langmuir, combining hands-on experimentation with theoretical insight to advance lightbulb technology.
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The chemical genius of Katharine Burr Blodgett

Katharine Burr Blodgett pursued chemistry and physics despite upper-middle-class expectations, earning scientific training and contributing to wartime gas-mask improvements before joining GE research.
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Katharine Burr Blodgett's brilliant career began at the House of Magic'

Katharine Burr Blodgett, age 20 in 1918, joined GE's Schenectady research lab and worked under chemist Irving Langmuir amid personal ties to the town.
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