Science historian Jimena Canales talks about discovery vs invention, the importance of creativity and the role of the imaginary in science.

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Join awardwinning science historian Jimena Canales in this studio interview as she discusses the process of discovery and the nature of the unknown in science.

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Jimena Canales is a pioneering historian of science and an expert in 19th and 20th century history of the physical sciences. She is currently VicePresident of the Board of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).

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