scientist

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When Edison had his famous “lightbulb moment” in 1879, British scientist Joseph Swan was also on the cusp of inventing an incandescent lightbulb using similar techniques.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"The human eye is basically the best camera that could ever or will ever exist," Kelsey Young, the lead scientist for the Artemis 2 mission, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Tingting Zhou, a research scientist at the McGovern Institute, and Yi-Yun Ho, a former MIT postdoc, are the lead authors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

"Urine does naturally contain all of the nutrients that plants need such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, but it also contains a variety of contaminants," explained Olivia Wilson, NPK Recovery's research and development scientist.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“I understand. I want to be a scientist, maybe even a virologist, so I’ve read a lot about germs and viruses. I’m a bit of a germophobe myself.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy