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The course of his work at the Science Museum, South Kensington, Mr. W. T. O'Dea has had occasion to examine the history of many notable inventions; he gave an account of some of his investigations in ...

BELLINGHAM — There is no denying this is an excellent way to promote a museum devoted to electrical inventions: Let patrons sit inside a 9-foot-tall metal cage and zap it with blue sparks carrying 4 ...

Look out, “Shark Tank” and Science Guy! The La Purisima Catholic School student inventors and scientists are on track to take over. Every La Purisima student in fourth- through eighth-grade was ...

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