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Marvels of Science #2
An anthology of educational science features covering modern innovations and discoveries. Stories include "Railroads Go Modern," detailing new streamliner designs like the Astra Dome sleeping cars and new stainless steel road cars in development; and "Hero of Science," chronicling Ernest Boris Chain's discovery of penicillin, the development of the antibiotic with his colleagues, its successful use in treating disease, and his receipt of the Nobel Prize. Additional features cover topics ranging from Harvard's stamina test to plant wonders and new inventions.