Episode 41: Halley's Comet and the Scientist who Hijacked a NASA Satellite
Did you know a scientist once hijacked a satellite from NASA? And got a medal for it? Comets have...
Tracing The Path: The Connected 20th Century · Dan R. Morris - 20th Century Historian
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Show Notes
Did you know a scientist once hijacked a satellite from NASA? And got a medal for it? Comets have been part of our world since the beginning, no matter what science fiction films tell you. Today we visit Einstein, Atilla the Hun, Isaac Newton, Robert Farquhar, Edmund Halley, NASA, Jimmy Carter, Jules Verne, Galileo, Mark Twain and a painter in Italy.