Special Features
- General Article: The US' First Test Tube Baby
- Timeline: The History of In Vitro Fertilization
- General Article: Test Tube Baby Reunions
- Biography: Judy and Roger Carr
- Biography: Howard and Georgeanna Jones
- General Article: The World's First Test Tube Baby
The pioneering researchers in the effort to conceive babies through in vitro fertilization faced daunting obstacles and much controversy before the world's first test tube baby was born on July 25, 1978.
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We invite you to tell us your own stories - whether you lived through a tumultuous time period or learned about it from a relative, a book or a movie.
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Robert Edwards Wins Nobel Prize
This morning the Nobel committee announced Robert Edwards as recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Edwards is featured prominently in the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE film Test Tube Babies, which recounts how his pioneering work in in vitro fertilization led to the birth of the world's first "test-tube baby" in 1978.
The Great Transatlantic Cable
The remarkable story of mid-19th century ingenuity and perseverance during the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable between North America and Europe.
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Transcontinental Railroad
The remarkable story of how a railroad was built connecting California to the East.
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Alone on the Ice
In 1934, American polar explorer Richard Byrd became the first to experience winter in Antarctica's interior.
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Streamliners: America's Lost Trains
The dramatic story of the streamliners is one of remarkable achievements and opportunities lost.
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Coney Island
The internationally famous carnival of delights in New York was the birthplace of the hot dog and the roller coaster.
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Edison's Miracle of Light
"The Wizard of Menlo Park," Inventor Thomas Edison, built the first practical light bulb and revolutionized the world.
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New York: The Center of the World
Postwar New York City and the global economic order told through the story of the World Trade Center.
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