This Week in Geek History: Birth of NACA, Chemical Composition of DNA Discovered, Telephone Introduced
- by Jason Fitzpatrick
Every week we bring you new facts and figures from the annals of Geekdom. This week we’re taking a look at the birth of NASA’s forefather, the composition of DNA, and the first telephone.
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