A fuzzy concept: Scientists turned to nature to solve a high-tech problem.
Roy Mackal’s wild speculation: How a UChicago biochemist gained fame—and lost credibility—when he developed a midlife obsession with legendary creatures.
Singing for the pine trees are stormy winds: Meteorologist Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920–1998) led a tempestuous career.
Pilot program: The Chicago school of meteorology found and made waves.
Instrumental: Computer scientist Pedro Lopes integrates technology with anatomy to reimagine the role of “human” in human-computer interaction.
By the dozens: Microbiologist Maurice Hilleman, PhD’44, and his feathered friends.
A wider scope: Nancy Grace Roman, PhD’49, didn’t get tenure. She changed the course of astronomy instead.
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