Architectures of Microbiality: From Diatoms to Diatom Houses
This dissertation examines the diatom—a microorganism found ubiquitously from oceans to kitchen countertops—as a resonant factor in understanding modernity. From the early 19th century to the mid-20th century, rapid advances in optical microscopy dramatically unveiled the microbial world, during whi...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/157141 |