Lead is dense enough to shield against radiation, which makes a 100-pound block seem like an obvious stopping point for any bullet. This test drives a .50 caliber round into one and measures exactly ...

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The crusading physician pictured circa 1915, just a few years after she began her game-changing research among industrial workers. Alamy; Library of Congress One day in March of 1911—the same month as ...