Archeology
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Carsten Niebuhr and the Decipherment of Cuneiform
On March 17, 1733, German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark, Carsten Niebuhr was born. He is…
Astronomy
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Pierre Simon de Laplace and his true love for Astronomy and Mathematics
On March 23, 1749, French mathematician and astronomer Pierre Simon marquis de Laplace was born, whose work was pivotal to…
Biology
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Conrad Gessner’s Truly Renaissance Knowledge
On March 26, 1516, Swiss naturalist and bibliographer Conrad Gessner was born. His five-volume Historiae animalium (1551–1558) is considered the…
Botany
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Conrad Gessner’s Truly Renaissance Knowledge
On March 26, 1516, Swiss naturalist and bibliographer Conrad Gessner was born. His five-volume Historiae animalium (1551–1558) is considered the…
Chemistry
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Sidney Fox and his Research for the Origins of Life
On March 24, 1912, American biochemist Sidney W. Fox was born. In search for the origins of life, Fox explored…
Computer Science
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Seymour Papert’s Logo Programming Language
On March 1, 1928, American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator Seymour Aubrey Papert was born. He is one of the…
Economics
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Steve Jobs – American Businessman, Inventor, and Industrial Designer
On February 24, 1955, American businessman, inventor, and industrial designer Steve Jobs was born. Jobs is widely recognized as a…
Geology
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William Buckland’s Eccentricities and the Discovery of Megalosaurus
On March 12, 1784, English theologian, geologist and eccentric palaeontologist William Buckland was born, who wrote the first full account of…
History
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Egon Friedell’s Fascinating Cutural Histories
On 16 March 1938, at about 22:00, two SA men arrived at the house of prominent Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist…
Mathematics
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Pierre Simon de Laplace and his true love for Astronomy and Mathematics
On March 23, 1749, French mathematician and astronomer Pierre Simon marquis de Laplace was born, whose work was pivotal to…
Medical Science
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Edward C. Kendall and the Adrenal Cortex Hormones
On March 8, 1886, American chemist and Nobel laureate Edward Calvin Kendall was born. Kendall shared the Nobel Prize for…
Paleontology
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Evolution is not Reversible – Louis Dollo
On December 7, 1857, French-born Belgian palaeontologist Louis Dollo was born. Dollo is best known for his work on dinosaurs.…
Philosophy
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Egon Friedell’s Fascinating Cutural Histories
On 16 March 1938, at about 22:00, two SA men arrived at the house of prominent Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist…
Physics
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Pierre Simon de Laplace and his true love for Astronomy and Mathematics
On March 23, 1749, French mathematician and astronomer Pierre Simon marquis de Laplace was born, whose work was pivotal to…
Politics
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Edward Condon – Pioneer in Quantum Mechanics – SciHi Blog
On March 2, 1902, American nuclear physicist Edward Uhler Condon was born. Condon was a pioneer in quantum mechanics and…
Psychology
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Melanie Klein and the Psychoanalysis of Children
On March 30, 1882, Austrian–British psychoanalyst Melanie Reizes Klein was born. Klein is known for her work with young children,…
Women in Science
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Rita Levi-Montalcini and the Nerve Growth Factor
On December 30, 2011, Italian neurologist and Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini passed away. Levi-Montalcini was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in…
Zoology
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Gilbert White – England’s First Ecologist
On July 18, 1720, pioneering English naturalist and ornithologist Gilbert White was born. He is best known for his work…
