Episode 111: A Distillations Carol
About this episode
On this episode we are visited by the ghosts of chemistry's past, present, and future, who teach us about Greek fire, red sludge, and the future of the sun.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:30 Introduction
00:44 Greek Fire
03:14 Hungarian Red Sludge
09:46 Death of the Sun
13:13 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Stefan Bos, Michal Meyer, and Dana Ricci for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.
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