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Black and white photo of Amelia Earhart standing in front of her plane

An Amelia Earhart Mystery at NIST

Amelia Earhart continues to make headlines, mainly because of her mysterious disappearance. The famed aviatrix vanished on July 2, 1937, during her attempt to
John Cahn standing by blackboard smiling

My Memories of John Cahn

This article was written in response to the March 14, 2016, death of John Cahn , one of the world’s foremost materials scientists, who worked at NIST from 1977
Hubbard/Meggers Periodic Chart of the Atoms

The Periodic Table: It’s Elementary!

Of all the many useful and interesting periodic tables on the Internet—the periodic tables of the animals, vegetables, and minerals—and U.S. Presidents, Vienna®
Created March 1, 2021, Updated May 28, 2026
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