Archeology
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A. E. Douglass and the Dendrochronology
On July 5, 1867, American astronomer and archeologist A. E. (Andrew Ellicott) Douglass was born. He coined the name dendrochronology for…
Astronomy
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A. E. Douglass and the Dendrochronology
On July 5, 1867, American astronomer and archeologist A. E. (Andrew Ellicott) Douglass was born. He coined the name dendrochronology for…
Biology
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Rudolf Albert von Kölliker and the Origins of Embriology
On July 6, 1817, Swiss anatomist and physiologist Rudolf Albert von Kölliker was born. He was one of the founders of embryology.…
Botany
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Rembert Dodoens and the Love for Botanical Science
On June 29, 1516, Flemish physician and botanist Rembert Dodoens (Dodonaeus) was born. His seminal work Stirpium historiae pemptades sex…
Chemistry
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Ernst Boris Chain and his Research on Antibiotics
On June 19, 1906, German-born British biochemist and Nobel Laureate Sir Ernst Boris Chain was born. He is best known for being…
Computer Science
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Probably the Most Popular Video Game Ever – Space Invaders!
In early June 1978 – we have not been able to determine the exact date – the famous arcade video…
Economics
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The German Reinheitsgebot and the Secrets of Brewing Beer
On April 23, 1516, in the city of Ingolstadt in the duchy of Bavaria, Duke Wilhelm IV. and Duke Ludwig…
Geology
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Deodat de Dolomieu and the Love for Rocks
On June 23, 1750, French geologist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu was born. He is best known for his field research in…
History
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Widukind of Corvey and his Saxon Chronicles
Approximately around 925, medieval Saxon chronicler Widukind of Corvey was born. His three-volume Res gestae saxonicae sive annalium libri tres…
Mathematics
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Sophie Germain and the Chladni Experiment
On June 27, 1831, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Marie-Sophie Germain passed away. She is best known for her work in…
Medical Science
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Rudolf Albert von Kölliker and the Origins of Embriology
On July 6, 1817, Swiss anatomist and physiologist Rudolf Albert von Kölliker was born. He was one of the founders of embryology.…
Paleontology
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Gerald Hawkins and the Secret of Stonehenge
On June 20, 1928, English astronomer and author Gerald Stanley Hawkins was born. He is best known for his work…
Philosophy
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Jürgen Habermas and Communicative Rationality
On June 18, 1929, German sociologist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas was born. Widely recognized as one of the world’s leading…
Physics
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Samuel Goudsmit and the Electron Spin
On July 11, 1902, Dutch-born U.S. physicist Samuel Abraham Goudsmit was born. He is best known for the formulation of the…
Politics
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Pablo Picasso’s Guernica
On July 12, 1937, Pablo Picasso presents his famous painting Guernica for the very first time at the Spanish Pavilion…
Psychology
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Sigmund Freud’s Structural Model of the Human Psyche
On April 24, 1923, Sigmund Freud‘s seminal paper “The Ego and the Id” was published, in which he first introduced…
Women in Science
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Sophie Germain and the Chladni Experiment
On June 27, 1831, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Marie-Sophie Germain passed away. She is best known for her work in…
Zoology
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Carl Hagenbeck – Pioneer of the Modern Zoo
On May 7, 1907, German merchant of wild animals Carl Hagenbeck founded Germany’s most successful privately owned zoo, the Tierpark Hagenbeck.…
