Story of Writing April 25, 2026
From The Story of Writing by Jon Brown
April 25, 2026 · 3 min · Season 26 · Episode 425
About this episode
This episode discusses significant scientific discoveries and cultural events on April 25, 2026, including the double-helix shape of DNA and the birthday of Albert King.
A scientific paper identifies - for the first time - the double-helix shape of DNA, Robert Noyce is granted the U.S. patent for an integrated circuit – better known as the computer microchip, and it is the birthday of singer-songwriter Albert King. This episode includes a reading of Nikki Giovanni's "Make Me Rain."
People in this episode
Host: Jon Brown
Topics covered
- DNA
- integrated circuit
- Albert King
- Nikki Giovanni
- scientific discovery
- music history
Keywords
- DNA
- double-helix
- integrated circuit
- Albert King
- Nikki Giovanni
- music
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. patent
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