Archeology
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Charles Thomas Newton and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
On September 16, 1816, British archeologist Sir Charles Thomas Newton was born. Newton excavated sites in southwestern Turkey and disinterred the…
Astronomy
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Al-Biruni – Mathematician, Astronomer and Founder of Indology
On September 4, 973, Muslim scholar Al-Biruni was born. He is regarded as one of the greatest scholars of the…
Biology
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Hans Christian Gram and the Gram Stain
On September 13, 1853, Danish bacteriologist Hans Christian Gram was born. Gram is best known for his development of the Gram…
Botany
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Catherine Furbish and the Native Flora of Maine
On May 19, 1834, American botanist Catherine Furbish was born. Furbish collected, classified and illustrated the native flora of Maine. She devoted…
Chemistry
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Irène Joliot-Curie and Artificial Radioactivity
On September 12, 1897, French Physicist and Nobel Laureate Irène Joliot-Curie was born. She was the daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie…
Computer Science
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Tom Kilburn and the First Stored-Program Computer
On August 11, 1921, English engineer Tom Kilburn was born. Kilburn became known for having written the computer program used…
Economics
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How Johann Beckmann invented the Science of Technology
On June 4, 1739, German chemist and economist Johann Beckmann was born. He established the science of agriculture and coined…
Geology
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Jean-Baptiste Louis Romé de L’Isle and the Beauty of Crystals
On August 26, 1736, French physicist and mineralogist Jean-Baptiste Louis Romé de L’Isle was born. He is considered as one…
History
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The Salem Witch Trials
On September 19, 1692, Giles Corey, who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem…
Mathematics
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Read Euler, he is the Master of us all…
On September 18, 1783, Swiss mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler passed away. Euler is considered to be the pre-eminent mathematician…
Medical Science
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Thomas Sydenham – the English Hipocrates
On September 10, 1624, English physician Thomas Sydenham was born. He was the author of Observationes Medicae which became a…
Paleontology
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Sir Richard Owen and the Interpretation of Fossils
On July 20, 1804, English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist Sir Richard Owen was born. Despite being a controversial figure, Owen…
Philosophy
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John Locke and the Importance of the Social Contract
On August 29, 1632, English philosopher and physician John Locke was born. One of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers…
Physics
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Edward Appleton and the Discovery of the Ionosphere
On September 6, 1892, English physicist Sir Edward Victor Appleton was born. Appleton won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1947 for…
Politics
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Elizabeth Montagu and the Famous Bluestocking Society
On August 25, 1800, British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonist, literary critic, and writer Elizabeth Montagu passed away.…
Psychology
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Richard von Krafft-Ebing and Deviant Sexual Behaviour
On August 14, 1840, Austro-German psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing was born. He was recognized as an authority on deviant sexual…
Women in Science
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Irène Joliot-Curie and Artificial Radioactivity
On September 12, 1897, French Physicist and Nobel Laureate Irène Joliot-Curie was born. She was the daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie…
Zoology
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Rudolf Leuckart and his Research in Parasitology
On October 7, 1822, German zoologist Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart was born. He is known to be one of the…
