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3 hours ago

Unveiling a pioneer of early nanotechnology

Katharine Burr Blodgett developed surface-coating techniques that enabled nanotechnology decades before its time and worked within industrial research labs at General Electric.
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19 hours ago

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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