Fritz Haber

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The horrifying history of gas warfare

Learn how the invention of dynamite led, in part, to the global recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr., as a civil rights leader

Learn how nitrogen-fixing bacteria fix nitrogen, also how it benefits the farmers in agriculture

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7 Nobel Prize Scandals

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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How Do You Balance a Chemical Equation?

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Why Is a Group of Molecules Called a Mole?

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How Do You Get a Nobel Prize?

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Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000

14 Tough Questions Answered

Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)

8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

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Flags That Look Alike

Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides

Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

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The horrifying history of gas warfare

The horrifying history of gas warfare

Learn about the development of chemical warfare during World War I.

Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Learn how the invention of dynamite led, in part, to the global recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr., as a civil rights leader

Learn how the invention of dynamite led, in part, to the global recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr., as a civil rights leader

Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, which resulted in a fortune, his disillusionment,...

Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Learn how nitrogen-fixing bacteria fix nitrogen, also how it benefits the farmers in agriculture

Learn how nitrogen-fixing bacteria fix nitrogen, also how it benefits the farmers in agriculture

An overview of nitrogen fixation.

Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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