Ingenious: Cureton’s cure
Thomas Cureton generated plenty of headlines in the 1950s when he boldly declared that, for many people, middle age begins prematurely at age 26. Without regular exercise, he argued, the
Ingenious: Fast thinker
There are many stories about how the fabled chemistry professor got his nickname. According to one, which traces back to 1938, he lectured so rapidly—scribbling equations on the blackboard as
Ingenious: Atom smasher
When Illinois Physics Professor Donald Kerst invented his revolutionary atom smasher in 1940, he found naming his device to be a project in itself. After a year with no luck,
