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Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (12 January 1903 - 7 February 1960), was a Soviet nuclear physicist who is widely known as the director of the Soviet atomic bomb project. Along with Georgy Flyorov and Andrei Sakharov, Kurchatov is widely remembered and dubbed as the "father of the Soviet atomic bo...

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A university lecturer and nuclear scientist has been killed in a car explosion in north Tehran. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, an academic who also worked at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, and another unidentified person were killed in the attack. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-mi...

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Blessed Nicolas Steno (1 January 1638 - 25 November 1686 [NS: 11 January 1638 - 5 December 1686]) was a Danish Catholic bishop and scientist who pioneered in both anatomy and geology. By 1659, Steno had decided not to accept a statement as true simply because it was written in a book, but rather to rely o...

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Lev Stepanovich Dyomin (January 11, 1926, in Moscow - December 18, 1998, in Zvyozdny Gorodok) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This spaceflight was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but the docking failed. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le...

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Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS (8 January 1823 - 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. He is best known for independently proposing a theory of evolution due to natural selection that prompted Charles Darwin to publish his own theory. Rea...

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Hilmar W. Duerbeck was a German astronomer. He was born in Klarenthal (now Saarbrücken, Germany) and studied astronomy and physics at Bonn University. During most of his career, he did research on cataclysmic variables, contact binaries, and final helium flash objects as well as being an author....

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Stephen Groombridge FRS (7 January 1755, Goudhurst - 30 March 1832, Blackheath) was a British astronomer. In 1806, using a then new transit circle built by Edward Troughton, he began compiling a star catalogue of stars down to about eighth or ninth magnitude. Read more

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Félix Edouard Justin Emile Borel (7 January 1871 - 3 February 1956) was a French mathematician and politician. Borel was born in Saint-Affrique, Aveyron. Along with René-Louis Baire and Henri Lebesgue, he was among the pioneers of measure theory and its application to probability theory. Read mo...

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Lowell Randall, a pioneer rocket scientist who helped launched the U.S. space program and tested intercontinental ballistic missiles, has died. He was 96. Read more

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Isaac Asimov (born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov, January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992) was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Read more

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Dr. Donald B. Keck (b. January 2, 1941) is an American research physicist and engineer most noted for his involvement in developing low-loss optical fibre. Read more

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Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (Born Rudolf Gottlieb, 2 January 1822 - 24 August 1888), was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founders of the science of thermodynamics. Read more

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Johann Daniel Titius (January 2, 1729 - December 11, 1796) was a German astronomer and a professor at Wittenberg. Read more

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Australian scientific superstars No.2 - John Lovering John Lovering became famous in 1969 on ABC TV covering the live broadcasts of the first men on the moon. He is a geologist and did much to further the cause of rocks in Australia, despite watching our university departments of geology being close...

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Thomas James Alan Henderson (28 December 1798 - 23 November 1844) was a Scottish astronomer noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Read more

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	Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (1903 - 1960) (Preview) Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (12 January 1903 - 7 February 1960), was a Soviet nuclear physicist who is widely known as the director of the Soviet atomic bomb project. Along with Georgy Flyorov and Andrei Sakharov, Kurchatov is widely remembered and dubbed as the "father of the Soviet atomic bo...	Blobrana	0	Jan 12 00:17 2012 by Blobrana
	Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan (Preview) A university lecturer and nuclear scientist has been killed in a car explosion in north Tehran. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, an academic who also worked at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, and another unidentified person were killed in the attack. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-mi...	Blobrana	0	Jan 11 15:04 2012 by Blobrana
	Nicolas Steno (1638 - 1686) (Preview) Blessed Nicolas Steno (1 January 1638 - 25 November 1686 [NS: 11 January 1638 - 5 December 1686]) was a Danish Catholic bishop and scientist who pioneered in both anatomy and geology. By 1659, Steno had decided not to accept a statement as true simply because it was written in a book, but rather to rely o...	Blobrana	0	Jan 11 11:26 2012 by Blobrana
	Lev Stepanovich Dyomin (1926 - 1998) (Preview) Lev Stepanovich Dyomin (January 11, 1926, in Moscow - December 18, 1998, in Zvyozdny Gorodok) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This spaceflight was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but the docking failed. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le...	Blobrana	0	Jan 11 00:01 2012 by Blobrana
	Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 - 1913) (Preview) Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS (8 January 1823 - 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. He is best known for independently proposing a theory of evolution due to natural selection that prompted Charles Darwin to publish his own theory. Rea...	Blobrana	0	Jan 8 00:17 2012 by Blobrana
	Hilmar W. Duerbeck (1948 - 2012) (Preview) Hilmar W. Duerbeck was a German astronomer. He was born in Klarenthal (now Saarbrücken, Germany) and studied astronomy and physics at Bonn University. During most of his career, he did research on cataclysmic variables, contact binaries, and final helium flash objects as well as being an author....	Blobrana	0	Jan 7 00:42 2012 by Blobrana
	Stephen Groombridge (1755 - 1832) (Preview) Stephen Groombridge FRS (7 January 1755, Goudhurst - 30 March 1832, Blackheath) was a British astronomer. In 1806, using a then new transit circle built by Edward Troughton, he began compiling a star catalogue of stars down to about eighth or ninth magnitude. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jan 7 00:01 2012 by Blobrana
	Félix Edouard Justin Emile Borel (1871 - 1956) (Preview) Félix Edouard Justin Emile Borel (7 January 1871 - 3 February 1956) was a French mathematician and politician. Borel was born in Saint-Affrique, Aveyron. Along with René-Louis Baire and Henri Lebesgue, he was among the pioneers of measure theory and its application to probability theory. Read mo...	Blobrana	0	Jan 7 00:00 2012 by Blobrana
	Lowell Randall (1916 - 2012) (Preview) Lowell Randall, a pioneer rocket scientist who helped launched the U.S. space program and tested intercontinental ballistic missiles, has died. He was 96. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jan 6 21:52 2012 by Blobrana
	Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992) (Preview) Isaac Asimov (born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov, January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992) was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Read more	Blobrana	1	Jan 2 19:31 2012 by Blobrana
	Dr. Donald B. Keck (Preview) Dr. Donald B. Keck (b. January 2, 1941) is an American research physicist and engineer most noted for his involvement in developing low-loss optical fibre. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jan 2 00:04 2012 by Blobrana
	Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (1822 - 1888) (Preview) Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (Born Rudolf Gottlieb, 2 January 1822 - 24 August 1888), was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founders of the science of thermodynamics. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jan 2 00:04 2012 by Blobrana
	Johann Daniel Titius (1729 - 1796) (Preview) Johann Daniel Titius (January 2, 1729 - December 11, 1796) was a German astronomer and a professor at Wittenberg. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jan 2 00:04 2012 by Blobrana
	John Francis Lovering (Preview) Australian scientific superstars No.2 - John Lovering John Lovering became famous in 1969 on ABC TV covering the live broadcasts of the first men on the moon. He is a geologist and did much to further the cause of rocks in Australia, despite watching our university departments of geology being close...	Blobrana	0	Dec 30 14:03 2011 by Blobrana
	Thomas James Alan Henderson (1798 - 1844) (Preview) Thomas James Alan Henderson (28 December 1798 - 23 November 1844) was a Scottish astronomer noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 28 00:10 2011 by Blobrana
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