If anything's got a chance of solving the world's problems, it's science and technology.

And every breakthrough was the result of somebody doing the breaking through.

I'm David Poe.

This is Unsung Science, the untold creation stories behind the most mind-blowing advances in

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The Bigumton area of Broom County is 200,000 people.

We have our share of major crimes, and five or six homicides a year.

I've represented many families at the DA's office of victims of crime.

I promise them that I will work as hard as I can to do everything that I can to get justice.

Who was Haley Anderson?

How would you describe her?

Haley, you know, is a typical college student.

Everyone needs to try on my glasses.

I everybody's a count, a very sweet, fun, energetic person.

I'm your next one to you!

I mostly remember her laugh and just her presence.

Look who I found!

She was always the one who was the most sensitive and supportive friend ever.

As a mother, I know what it's like to have your child go off to college.

Yeah.

I mean, it was sad and we dropped her off, and obviously, you know, I cried.

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