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#238 It's Elemental | Strange Universe

The third-most-common gas we breathe is Argon. Argon, the gas inside the round, hot light bulbs that used to be everywhere, was discovered by a Scot, William Ramsay, who eventually won the Nobel Prize for his work with gases. Tune in to hear what else Ramsay has discovered and its influence on shopping.

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