Archeology
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Jules Quicherat – the Father of French Archaeology
On October 13, 1814, French archaeologist and historian Jules Étienne Joseph Quicherat was born. Quicherat was one of the founders…
Astronomy
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William Lassell and the Discovery of Triton
On October 10, 1846, English merchant and astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune, just 17 days after…
Biology
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Cyril Ponnamperuma and the Origins of Life
On October 16, 1923, Ceylonese-American chemist and exobiologist Cyril Ponnamperuma was born. Cyril Ponnamperuma was a leading authority on the chemical…
Botany
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Carl Erich Correns and the Principles of Heredity
On September 19, 1864, German botanist and geneticist Carl Erich Correns was born. Correns is notable primarily for his independent…
Chemistry
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Cyril Ponnamperuma and the Origins of Life
On October 16, 1923, Ceylonese-American chemist and exobiologist Cyril Ponnamperuma was born. Cyril Ponnamperuma was a leading authority on the chemical…
Computer Science
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David Packard and Hewlett-Packard
On September 7, 1912, American electrical engineer and co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, David Packard was born. Packard is noted for many technological…
Economics
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Reinhard Selten and Game Theory
On October 5, 1930, German economist and Nobel Laureate Reinhard Selten was born. Selten is well known for his work in…
Geology
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Sir Richard John Griffith and the Geological Map of Ireland
On September 20, 1784, Irish geologist and mining engineer Sir Richard John Griffith was born. Griffith sometimes has been called…
History
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Agnes Bernauer Trial and Death
On October 12, 1435, Agnes Bernauer, the mistress and perhaps also the first wife of Albert, later Albert III, Duke…
Mathematics
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Paul Bernays and the Unified Theory of Mathematics
On October 17, 1888, Swiss mathematician and logician Paul Isaac Bernays was born. Bernays made significant contributions to mathematical logic,…
Medical Science
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Jean Dausset and the Major Histocompatibility Complex
On October 19, 1916, French immunologist Jean Dausset was born. Dausset received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 along…
Paleontology
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Davidson Black and the Peking Man
On July 25, 1884, Canadian anatomist and paleoanthropologist Davidson Black was born. Black is best known for his postulation of…
Philosophy
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Denis Pétau’s Work in Chronology
On August 21, 1583, French Jesuit scholar Denis Pétau was born. Pétau, also known as Dionysius Petavius, was one of…
Physics
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Friedrich Kohlrausch and the Conductive Properties of Electrolytes
On October 14, 1840, German physicist Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Kohlrausch was born. Kohlrausch investigated the conductive properties of electrolytes and contributed…
Politics
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Jacques Necker and the Finances of France
On September 30, 1732, Swiss banker, French statesman and finance minister for Louis XVI Jacques Necker was born. Necker helped make…
Psychology
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Emil Kraepelin’s classification system for Mental Illness
On October 7, 1926, German psychologist Emil Kraepelin passed away. Kraepelin is considered the founder of modern scientific psychiatry, psychopharmacology and…
Women in Science
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Hertha Ayrton and the Arc Lights
On August 26, 1923, British engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor Hertha Ayrton died of blood poisoning resulting from an insect bite.…
Zoology
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Paul Bartsch and the Molluscs
On August 14, 1871, American malacologist and carcinologist Paul Bartsch was born, Bartsch was an authority on molluscs, but had broad…
