Helping students understand the Nature of Science (NOS) is a long-standing goal of science education. One method is to provide students examples of science history in the form of short stories. This article modifies that approach, using historical case studies to address both the history of science and the history of technology, as well as the relationship between the two. This approach aligns with the emphasis on engineering and technology found in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States 2013; see box, p. 43).