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A Brooklynite who learned how to freeze food

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The “Queen of Carbon Science” from Brooklyn, Mildred Dresselhaus

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A Brooklyn scientist, Arthur Kornberg, who unraveled the secret of DNA

How is DNA originated and developed? Can it be cloned? How...

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The History and Evolution of Brooklyn Street Art: From Subway Graffiti to the Bushwick Collective

Brooklyn street art has traveled an extraordinary path—from illicit...

Revitalizing Brooklyn’s Industrial Past: How Old Factories Became Thriving Cultural Hubs

Brooklyn’s industrial heritage has found dynamic new life thanks...

From a wooden cart to an ambulance: the history of Brooklyn’s emergency medical services

It’s easy to underestimate the history of Brooklyn’s ambulance...

Cholera—one. Cholera—two. Cholera—three. How Brooklyn Learned to Survive

In the 19th century, cholera struck Brooklyn three times—at...

Not a sanatorium, but a death sentence: the story of the Brooklyn Home for Consumptives

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