In 1957, Edward Shapiro filed a patent for a novel type of 鈥渟elf-luminous paint.鈥 The concept was not new, luminous paints based on radioactive emissions from radium striking a phosphor such as...
The hundred or so eminent scientists and diplomats who had assembled for the ceremony had no trouble recognizing the visitor as she walked into the East Room of the White House on the arm of...