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Gerard Peter Kuiper (born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, December 7, 1905, Tuitjenhorn (Harenkarspel), Netherlands - December 24, 1973, Mexico City) was a Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named. Read more

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Amateur astronomer wins £1million lottery A 41-year-old stargazer was today celebrating an astronomical £1million Lottery win. Paul Turton, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, vowed to use his winnings to buy a new house and a bigger telescope. [url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Sheldon Lee Glashow (born December 5, 1932) is a Nobel Prize winning American theoretical physicist. He is the Metcalf Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Boston University. Read more

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Cecil Frank Powell, FRS (5 December 1903 - 9 August 1969) was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson), a heavy subatomic particle. Read more

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Werner Karl Heisenberg (5 December 1901 - 1 February 1976) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. In addition, he made important contributions to nuclear physics,...

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Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld (5 December 1868 - 26 April 1951) was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and groomed a large number of students for the new era of theoretical physics. Read more

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Cleveland Abbe (December 3, 1838 - October 28, 1916) was an American meteorologist and advocate of time zones. While director of the Cincinnati Observatory in Cincinnati, Ohio, he developed a system of telegraphic weather reports, daily weather maps, and weather forecasts. Read more

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Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (December 2 1906 - February 18, 1938) was a Soviet theoretical physicist, a pioneer of quantum gravity, author of works in astrophysics, semiconductors, quantum electrodynamics and cosmology, as well as of a number of books in popular science for children. Read more

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John Keill (1 December 1671 - 31 August 1721) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was primarily a mathematician and important disciple of Isaac Newton. Read more

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Acharya Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS (30 November 1858 - 23 November 1937) was a Bengali polymath: a physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction. Read more

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Ernest William Brown FRS (29 November 1866 - 22 July 1938) was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States. Read more

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Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr. (November 27, 1923 - May 1, 2011) was an African American mathematician and nuclear scientist, who gained first fame on entering the University of Chicago at age 13, becoming its youngest ever student. Read more

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Bertil Lindblad (Orebro, 26 November 1895 - Saltsjöbaden (outside Stockholm, 25 June 1965) was a Swedish astronomer. Read more

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'UK spaceman' Nicholas Patrick honoured Nasa astronaut Nicholas Patrick has accepted a British Interplanetary Society pin to mark his achievements. The silver lapel badge is being given to all UK-born spacefarers who get to orbit the Earth. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environ...

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Bruno Benedetto Rossi (April 13, 1905 - November 21, 1993) was a leading Italian-American experimental physicist. He made major contributions to cosmic ray and particle physics from 1930 through the 1950s, and pioneered X-ray astronomy and space plasma physics in the 1960s. Read more

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	Gerard Peter Kuiper (1905 - 1973) (Preview) Gerard Peter Kuiper (born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, December 7, 1905, Tuitjenhorn (Harenkarspel), Netherlands - December 24, 1973, Mexico City) was a Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 7 00:02 2011 by Blobrana
	Paul Turton (Preview) Amateur astronomer wins £1million lottery A 41-year-old stargazer was today celebrating an astronomical £1million Lottery win. Paul Turton, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, vowed to use his winnings to buy a new house and a bigger telescope. [url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...	Blobrana	0	Dec 6 10:27 2011 by Blobrana
	Sheldon Lee Glashow (Preview) Sheldon Lee Glashow (born December 5, 1932) is a Nobel Prize winning American theoretical physicist. He is the Metcalf Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Boston University. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 5 00:47 2011 by Blobrana
	Cecil Frank Powell (1903 - 1969) (Preview) Cecil Frank Powell, FRS (5 December 1903 - 9 August 1969) was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson), a heavy subatomic particle. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 5 00:47 2011 by Blobrana
	Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901 - 1976) (Preview) Werner Karl Heisenberg (5 December 1901 - 1 February 1976) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. In addition, he made important contributions to nuclear physics,...	Blobrana	0	Dec 5 00:47 2011 by Blobrana
	Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld (1868 - 1951) (Preview) Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld (5 December 1868 - 26 April 1951) was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and groomed a large number of students for the new era of theoretical physics. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 5 00:47 2011 by Blobrana
	Cleveland Abbe (1838 - 1916) (Preview) Cleveland Abbe (December 3, 1838 - October 28, 1916) was an American meteorologist and advocate of time zones. While director of the Cincinnati Observatory in Cincinnati, Ohio, he developed a system of telegraphic weather reports, daily weather maps, and weather forecasts. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 3 00:00 2011 by Blobrana
	Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (1906 - 1938) (Preview) Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (December 2 1906 - February 18, 1938) was a Soviet theoretical physicist, a pioneer of quantum gravity, author of works in astrophysics, semiconductors, quantum electrodynamics and cosmology, as well as of a number of books in popular science for children. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 2 00:00 2011 by Blobrana
	John Keill (1671 - 1721) (Preview) John Keill (1 December 1671 - 31 August 1721) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was primarily a mathematician and important disciple of Isaac Newton. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 1 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
	Acharya Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858 - 1937) (Preview) Acharya Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS (30 November 1858 - 23 November 1937) was a Bengali polymath: a physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction. Read more	Blobrana	1	Nov 30 00:00 2011 by Blobrana
	Ernest William Brown FRS (1866 - 1938) (Preview) Ernest William Brown FRS (29 November 1866 - 22 July 1938) was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 29 00:03 2011 by Blobrana
	Jesse Ernest Wilkins (1923 - 2011) (Preview) Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr. (November 27, 1923 - May 1, 2011) was an African American mathematician and nuclear scientist, who gained first fame on entering the University of Chicago at age 13, becoming its youngest ever student. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 27 00:03 2011 by Blobrana
	Bertil Lindblad (1895 - 1965) (Preview) Bertil Lindblad (Orebro, 26 November 1895 - Saltsjöbaden (outside Stockholm, 25 June 1965) was a Swedish astronomer. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 26 00:02 2011 by Blobrana
	Nicholas Patrick (Preview) 'UK spaceman' Nicholas Patrick honoured Nasa astronaut Nicholas Patrick has accepted a British Interplanetary Society pin to mark his achievements. The silver lapel badge is being given to all UK-born spacefarers who get to orbit the Earth. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environ...	Blobrana	0	Nov 21 19:37 2011 by Blobrana
	Bruno Benedetto Rossi (1905 - 1993) (Preview) Bruno Benedetto Rossi (April 13, 1905 - November 21, 1993) was a leading Italian-American experimental physicist. He made major contributions to cosmic ray and particle physics from 1930 through the 1950s, and pioneered X-ray astronomy and space plasma physics in the 1960s. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 21 00:08 2011 by Blobrana
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