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  1. Light

    5/5The story of how artificial light changed the world begins with the capture of a whale

  2. Clean

    4/5The risk takers who first gained the upper hand in the battle against the germ.

  3. Sound

    3/5Pioneering innovations in sound technology lie behind contemporary modes of communication

  4. Cold

    2/5Geniuses and their ideas are the starting point in the story of artificial cold.

  5. Glass

    1/5From ornament to the world wide web, glass has shaped the way we live today.