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Balkan Science Beat, Science in society

Professor Balthazar: solving problems without inventions (plus, a full list of his many contraptions)

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The image many of us have of Professor Balthazar is of him pacing up and down his study before rushing into the laboratory to start up his colorful invention machine. His “miraculous machine” then makes “one of his famous inventions”, and Read more [...]
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Professor Balthazar’s biggest flops: how the cult 1960-70s Yugoslav animation series portrayed failure in science

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Some of professor Balthazar's many frustrations If you’ve ever watched or heard of Professor Balthazar, the lead character of the eponymous cult Yugoslav animation series from the 1960-70s, you likely think of him as a successful inventor whose Read more [...]