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Household Poison From the Past
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A brief history of dangerous chemicals and compounds in our homes.
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Video description: Scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun. Though undercut and thwarted by her male colleagues, she persevered to design the first successfully solar-heated house in 1948 and held more than 20 patents.
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