
The Screwiest—and Perhaps Most Original—Idea of the 20th Century
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
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Edward Nippling hated screwworms as a child because he had to pick them out of open wounds on his family's cows. He eventually became an entomologist, and even named his pet Siamese cats after insects. His idea was called the 'single most original idea of the 20th century' by the New York Times.
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