Out-of-This-World Inventions

How the Race to the Moon Gave Us Tang and Space Pens Guest: Charles Pappas, senior writer, Exhibitor Magazine, and author, "One Giant Leap: Iconic and Inspiring Space Race Inventions that Shaped History" The space race not only uncovered some of space’s secrets, it also vastly improved the day-to-day lives of us terrestrials. And it brought us Tang! The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another Guest: Ainissa Ramirez, material scientist, science communicator, and author, “The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another” When we think of inventions that changed the world, things like Edison’s light bulb or Franklin’s kite and key come to mind. But simple clocks and timekeeping had just as profound an effect. Find out the stories behind the inventions that have shaped and reshaped our lives.