In 1916, 23 yr old chemist Alice Ball discovered a breakthrough in treatment for Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease). She was the 1st woman & 1st Black chemistry professor at UHawaii.

Tragically, Ball passed away months after her discovery due to complications from a lab accident.

What happened next? Arthur Dean, head of her dept, continued the work publishing Ball’s process as “Dean’s method.”

Fortunately, a colleague spoke up & the name was changed to “Ball’s method.” #HistoryRemix #science #history

This project by @thomas_kole is stunning. Ever since reading conquistador Bernal Diaz's account of Tenochtitlan from 1519, I've tried to imagine what this would have looked like.

https://tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl/ #history #maps #3d #mexico

Well this is . . . uh . . . really f***ing cool.

@davidrumseymaps adds historical map text search: https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?annotSearch=annotSearch&q=lyndon #maps #history #cnn #ml

Physicist Lise Meitner’s brilliance led to the discovery of nuclear fission. But her long time collaborator Otto Hahn, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry without her in 1944, even though she had given the first theoretical explanation.

Albert Einstein called Meitner “our Marie Curie." She also adamantly refused to work on the atomic bomb during WWII. https://whyy.org/articles/lise-meitner-the-forgotten-woman-of-nuclear-physics-who-deserved-a-nobel-prize/ #science #history

There's a nice round number: There are now 1000 documents in the Irish Left Archive!

That includes newspapers, magazines, posters, leaflets and pamphlets from hundreds of left organisations in Ireland's history.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/

#Ireland #History #Politics

And here's another book I’ve just finished, for anyone who has studied (or is studying) maths. It’s a lovely gallop through the parts of mathematical history that we don’t hear about, steering away from the stories that focus on the “Great Men” of the white western world, and digging around in a far more global and diverse view of how mathematics was developed. Especially highly recommended for anyone teaching maths at any level. It’s out in a couple of weeks. #maths #books #history

Ynes Mexia was born in 1870 & became one of the most successful botanists in the world.

At a time when most people felt women couldn't travel alone, she did - A woman of color in her 50s & 60s. Mexia traveled the Americas for 13 years, collecting >145,000 #plants & discovering >50 new species.

She was a fierce conservationist & early pioneer fighting to preserve the redwood forests of California. She also advocated for Indigenous rights. https://www.nps.gov/people/ynes-mexia.htm #HistoryRemix #science #history

W. A. Knight Veterinary Hospital [1/2]

📆 1911
📍 612 Preston
📸 McKay Company

#histodons #history #houston #texas #houstonhistory #photo #maps

48 years ago today
Talking Heads stage debut at CBGB supporting the Ramones.

Again the beginning of a great career, which was clearly promoted in the CBGB

#punk #punks #punkrock #talkingheads #newwave #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Garrett Morgan invented the traffic light in 1916.

More on Garrett:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Morgan

#Invention #History #BlackInventor #BlackExcellence #Engineering #GarrettMorgan