The First Lady of Engineering: Trailer

The First Lady of Engineering: Trailer

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Layers of Brilliance: Vanishing Act -- Episode Six

How is a legacy preserved, and how is someone forgotten? Determined to make a final name for himself, Irving Langmuir ventures into science that even he might classify as pathological wishful thinking, while Katharine continues her work as the diligent experimenter. But her contr ...  Show more

Layers of Brilliance: The Self You Have to Live With - Episode Five

Katharine’s relatives lead the production team to a collection of papers and artifacts stored in a New England storage unit, revealing an inner struggle she kept carefully out of sight – even as she was making history in the laboratory. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.o ...  Show more

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