What happens when a con-man comes across a focussed, petty billionaire?
In this short, we look at the feud between the Duke of Württenberg and the alchemist gilded in gold.
We all know about DNA. However, a few decades ago it was one of the most elusive things in science. This episode explores the race for determining the structure of DNA, in a series of rivalries between major names in biology.
A short side story on how fava beans, a humble crop turned into the lifelong nemesis of Pythagorus
NMTB shorts is an auxillary series which sheds some light on the more minor and petty feuds that take place during the life of major scientists. They are spicy, not heavy in technicality, and best of all short.
The first episode tells the story of how Tycho Brahe lost his nose.
This one-sided feud is a sad reminder of how power heirarchies in the age of scientific revolution shaped the lives of new scientists and sheds a light on people erased from history
A classic feud between two presidents of the Royal Society; with multiple rumors surrounding its legacy.
The rivalry between the French and the British did not spare the scientific community. This is the feud between the two most famous and infamous theories of evolution and their creators.
With great power comes great responsibility...and a great rival. This is the feud between two big wigs of electricity, Thomas Alva Edison and Nikola Tesla.
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