70 years ago, the world united for a monumental scientific project – and kicked off the Space Race
Seventy years ago this week – on May 16, 1952 – scientists announced the International Geophysical Year, a concerted effort of the world’s best minds to come together so that the planet could learn about itself. By the time the actual “year” went down from July 1957 to December 1958, more than 30,000 researchers across … Read more