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Shocking Exposures

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Episode Two - Josh Altman’s photos that proved new brain cells are created, even in adult brains; Andreas Vesalius’ drawings of the inside of the human body; Darwin’s theory of evolution summarized as a sketch; Rosalind Franklin’s and Raymond Gosling’s “Photo 51,” which became the decisive clue in the search for the structure of DNA; Carl Anderson’s photo of the positron, which revealed the world of antimatter.

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About Shocking Exposures

Some of the most important moments in science have left traces in the form of photos, sketches or films. For example, Arthur Eddington’s photos of the solar eclipse in 1919 confirmed Einstein’s theory of relativity, and Charles Darwin summarized his theory of evolution in a sketch. Explore these and other historic images that have changed our view of the world.