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2 weeks ago

Katharine Burr Blodgett kept an inner struggle out of sight as she made history in the laboratory

Katharine Blodgett's 1929 acting role as an inner voice in 'Overtones' foreshadowed her lifelong internal struggle between her public scientific achievements and private emotional conflicts she concealed from the world.
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1 month ago

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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