Archeology
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Charles Clermont-Ganneau’s Crusade against Archeological Forgeries
On February 19, 1846, French orientalist and archeologist Charles Simon Clermont-Ganneau was born. Besides his archeological research and field work,…
Astronomy
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Scientist and Politician François Arago
On February 26, 1786, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer François Arago was born. Arago discovered the principle of the production of…
Biology
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Andrea Cesalpino and the Classification of Plants
On February 23, 1603, Italian physician, philosopher and botanist Andrea Cesalpino passed away. He classified plants according to their fruits…
Botany
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Andrea Cesalpino and the Classification of Plants
On February 23, 1603, Italian physician, philosopher and botanist Andrea Cesalpino passed away. He classified plants according to their fruits…
Chemistry
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Ira Remsen and the Discovery of Saccharin
On February 10, 1846, American chemist Ira Remsen was born. Along with his student Constantin Fahlberg, Remsen discovered the artificial…
Computer Science
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Norbert Wiener and the Science of Cybernetics
On November 26, 1894, American mathematician Norbert Wiener was born. Wiener established the science of cybernetics, a term he coined, which…
Economics
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Robert Malthus and the Principle of Population
On February 13, 1766, English cleric and scholar Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus was born. His An Essay on the Principle…
Geology
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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli and the Science of Biomechanics
On January 28, 1608, Renaissance Italian physiologist, physicist, and mathematician Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was born. Trained in mathematics, Borelli also…
History
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Scaliger and the Science of Chronology
On January 21, 1609, French religious leader and scholar Joseph Justus Scaliger passed away. He is referred to as being one…
Mathematics
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Nikolai Lobachevsky – The Copernicus of Geometry
On February 24, 1856, Russian mathematician and geometer Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky passed away. He is known primarily for his work…
Medical Science
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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli and the Science of Biomechanics
On January 28, 1608, Renaissance Italian physiologist, physicist, and mathematician Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was born. Trained in mathematics, Borelli also…
Paleontology
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Fossil Hunter Barnum Brown and the Tyrannosaurus Rex
On February 12, 1873, paleontologist Barnum Brown was born. He is best known for his discovery of the first documented…
Philosophy
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Rudolf Goclenius the Elder and the Philosophical Discipline of Ontology
On March 1, 1547, German scholastic philosopher Rudolph Goclenius the Elder was born. Goclenius made significant contributions to the field…
Physics
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Scientist and Politician François Arago
On February 26, 1786, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer François Arago was born. Arago discovered the principle of the production of…
Politics
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Scientist and Politician François Arago
On February 26, 1786, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer François Arago was born. Arago discovered the principle of the production of…
Psychology
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Harry Stack Sullivan and His Study of Interpersonal Relationships
On February 21, 1892, American Neo-Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Harry Stack Sullivan was born. Sullivan developed a theory of psychiatry…
Women in Science
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Annie Jump Cannon and the Catalogue of Stars
On December 11, 1863, American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born. Her cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary…
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…
