Sarah Reisert

Sarah Reisert was the Institute’s manager of donor relations, events, and awards. She received her BA in communication from Villanova University and her MS in public communication from Drexel University.

More From the Author

How the Elements Got Their Names

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Wicked creatures and a defiant chemist make their mark on the periodic table.

The Inventions That Made Us Who We Are

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Anissa Ramirez’s latest book tracks the (sometimes literal) ways technology can shape our lives.

Who Needs a Mammogram?

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In the fight against breast cancer, entrenched interests and outmoded ideas may be hurting patients.

Our Oldest, Deadliest Foe

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Tracing the immense misery wreaked by the mosquito.

Hunting the Nazi Nuclear Hoard

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In the last years of World War II a group of American scientists and soldiers raced to capture enemy physicists, sabotage Hitler’s nuclear ambitions, and do it all before their Soviet allies were any the wiser.

Harvey Wiley’s Fierce Pursuit of Food Safety

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Science writer Deborah Blum chronicles one chemist’s fight to bring order to a lawless food industry.

Book Club: Let’s Go to the Moon!

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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the Science History Institute Book Club reads two histories of the space race: T-Minus by Jim Ottaviani and Shoot for the Moon by James Donovan.

Where Lies Humanity’s Salvation—Conservation or Innovation?

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Charles Mann’s latest book traces how scientists William Vogt and Norman Borlaug took very different approaches to feeding the world and how their feuding ideas anticipated today’s environmental debates.

Baking Up a Storm

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When crime and politics influenced American baking habits.

The Magic of It All

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How Victorians found a foolproof way to make science interesting for their children.

Let There Be Light

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The story of electricity, danger, nationalism, advertising, and pollution in the lighting of the United States.