Seventeen year old Bill Martin and friend Jon Curtis won the 2001 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with their explanation of the mysterious "Angel Glow" that seemed to save wounded soldiers at Shiloh.
The April 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh resulted in 16,000 wounded, and 3,000 dead. As dusk fell, some of the wounded appeared to glow in a mysterious light. These soldiers were later observed to heal more quickly than those that did not. As a result, the protective light was nicknamed "Angel's Glow."
Mr. Martin and Mr. Curtis were able to provide an explanation, with the help of Mr. Martin's mother, a specialist in luminescent bacteria as a microbiologist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
LINK: Soniak, Matt (2012), "Why Some Civil War Soldiers Glowed in the Dark," mental_floss, April 5
The April 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh resulted in 16,000 wounded, and 3,000 dead. As dusk fell, some of the wounded appeared to glow in a mysterious light. These soldiers were later observed to heal more quickly than those that did not. As a result, the protective light was nicknamed "Angel's Glow."
Mr. Martin and Mr. Curtis were able to provide an explanation, with the help of Mr. Martin's mother, a specialist in luminescent bacteria as a microbiologist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
LINK: Soniak, Matt (2012), "Why Some Civil War Soldiers Glowed in the Dark," mental_floss, April 5
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