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Hungarys House of Houdini Reveals Another Astonishing Magician

19 Sep 2025

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. Did you know about the House of Houdini here?

Mozart, Mice and Microbes

10 Sep 2025

I must admit that my interest in Mozart has mostly focused on the various theories of his demise in the prime of his youth. The composer had always been sickly, and it is well known that he had...

Einsteins Brain

21 Aug 2025

Vladimir Lenin lies in a mausoleum in Red Square in Moscow in a preserved state. But he has no brain. Thats because the Soviet government had it removed after he died in 1924. They wanted to have...

Lise Meitner: The Forgotten Mother of Nuclear Fission

8 Aug 2025

Science is the story of discoveries but sometimes credit isnt given when it is due. How many women discoverers can you name? Discoveries such as DNAs double helix structure and the greenhouse...

The Prince of Quackery

16 Jul 2025

The luxurious bulletproof limo was 22 feet long, weighed four tons, had soft, green leather upholstery and interior fittings of silver and ivory. Sounds like The Beast used to transport the U.S....

Dr. John Mervin Nooth and His Scientific Connections to Quebec

2 Jul 2025

John Mervin NOOTH(1737-1828) was an obscure British-born medical man and inventor with a Quebec connection. A distinguished physician, Nooth entered the Royal Society via Benjamin Franklin and...

There Are Skeletons in the Nobel Prize Closet

27 Jun 2025

This article was first published inThe Montreal Gazette....

A Frankenstein Backgrounder

24 Jun 2025

Mention Frankenstein, and what springs to most people's minds is Boris Karloffs portrayal of the monster. That's because theyve skipped the book and seen the movie, which is a true Hollywood...

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