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On one side of the science lab on Kennedy High School's third floor, Barri Bruno and Wil Yegelwel, both 17 and seniors, were poking and prodding their Rub Goldberg machine, a deliberately over-engineered device that performs a simple function. more
In one early visit to the U.S., Albert Einstein, perhaps the greatest scientist in history, was subjected to a very public pop quiz devised by none other than American inventor Thomas Edison, according to author Walter Isaacson in “Einstein: His Life and Universe.” more
One Kennedy High School senior studied whether endophytic bacteria injected into poplars would allow the trees to grow in inhospitable rocky and sandy soil. The research, conducted at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Suffolk County, could one day help solve both the world fuel and hunger crises. more
In her freshman year at Kennedy High School in 2007, Bellmorite Stefanie Busgang suddenly started to lose her memory. The then 14-year-old couldn't remember how she got from one room to the next. "I was sitting in one place, and I'd be wondering how I got there," she recalled. more
Halloween weekend has arrived, and with it, the opportunity for all ages to enjoy those last sights and sounds of this time of year. There’s something for everyone: for those who like a good … more
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