Archeology
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The Discovery of the Mauer 1 Mandible
On October 21, 1907 the worker Daniel Hartmann unearthed a mandibular in a sand mine in the Grafenrain Open field…
Astronomy
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Johann Elert Bode and the Titius-Bode Law
On November 23, 1826, German astronomer Johann Elert Bode passed away. Bode is best known for his popularization of the…
Biology
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Karl von Frisch and the Dancing Bees
On November 20, 1886, Austrian ethologist and Nobel Laureate Karl Ritter von Frisch was born. His work centered on investigations of…
Botany
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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…
Chemistry
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Charles-Adolphe Wurtz and the Atomic Theory
On November 26, 1817, Alsatian French chemist and educator Charles-Adolphe Wurtz was born. Wurtz is best remembered for his decades-long…
Computer Science
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Haskell Brooks Curry and Computational Logic
On September 12, 1900, American mathematician and logician Haskell Brooks Curry was born. Curry’s research in the foundations of mathematics led…
Economics
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William Edwards Deming and Total Quality Management
On October 14, 1900, American engineer, statistician, author, lecturer, and management consultant William Edwards Deming was born. Deming often is referred…
Geology
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Vasily Dokuchaev and Foundations of Soil Science
On October 26, 1903, (Julian Calendar) Russian Geologist and Geographer Vasily Dokuchaev passed away. Dokuchaev is commonly regarded as the…
History
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The Battle of Zama and Hannibal’s Final Defeat
Around October 19, 202 BC, the Battle of Zama was fought between a Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio…
Mathematics
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Lewis Fry Richardson and the accurate Weather Forecast
On October 11, 1811, English mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, psychologist and pacifist Lewis Fry Richardsen was born. Richardson pioneered modern mathematical techniques of weather…
Medical Science
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António Egas Moniz and the Cerebral Angiography
On November 29, 1879, Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz was born. He is reknown as the developer of cerebral angiography. Moniz…
Paleontology
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Gideon Mantell and the Reconstruction of the Iguanodon
On February 3, 1790, English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist Gideon Algernon Mantell was born. His attempts to reconstruct the structure…
Philosophy
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Archytas – The Founder of Mathematical Mechanics
At about 428 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist Archytas of Tarentum was born. A scientist of…
Physics
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Otto von Guericke and the Horror of Vacuum
On November 30, 1602, German scientist, inventor, and politician Otto von Guericke was born. One of his major scientific achievements was…
Politics
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Mary Putnam Jacobi – Physician and Suffragist
On August 31, 1842, American physician, writer and suffragist Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi was born. Putnam Jacobi crusaded for the integration…
Psychology
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Hermann ‘Klecks’ Rorschach and his Eponymous Test
On November 8, 1884, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Hermann Rorschach was born. He is best known for developing a projective test known…
Women in Science
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June Etta Downey and the Individual Will-Temperament Test
On July 13, 1875, American psychologist June Etta Downey was born. Downey is best known for having developed the Individual…
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…
