Published: May 10, 2016

In honor of the NSF's 66th birthday, Amanda's newest blog post for Science Buffs celebrates how basic science is hiding in plain sight - we just need a little history lesson to see it. Her first ‪#‎ThanksScience‬ post covers the discovery of the world's first "electronic eye," which, among other things, brought snapping ‪#‎selfies‬ to the masses.