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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was founded in 1880 with backing from Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. It grew into a leading academic journal, publishing landmark discoveries and work tied to numerous Nobel Prizes.

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22:02>> American Association for the Advancement of Science. Now the the tripleas took over science later, not at 1880. 1880 it was actually um founded by the backing of Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, two of the great inventors in America. It's become a premier academic journal. It's published seinal discoveries. It has created so many Nobel prizes and it's American. >> The the great white the great white >> yeah the great white buffalo for me I I still haven't science I have tried >> um an interesting note about the intersection between business and scientific discovery that may be have

22:43has changed over time but has always been fundamental. 1885, the construction of the first skyscraper in a photo that almost everyone in this country has seen before. >> Exactly. So on the left is the first skyscraper by architect William Learon Jenny. It was designed and constructed

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