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Brian Marsden (1937 Aug. 5 - 2010 Nov. 18) Brian Geoffrey Marsden was born on 1937 August 5 in Cambridge, England. His father, Thomas, was the senior mathematics teacher at a local high school. It was his mother, Eileen (nee West), however, who introduced him to the study of astronomy, when he return...

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Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu (August 10, 1927 - August 19, 1982) was an Indian astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union. Bappu helped establish several astronomical institutions in India - including the Vainu Bappu Observatory named after him - and also contributed to the e...

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Benoît B. Mandelbrot (born 20 November 1924) is a French and American mathematician, best known as the father of fractal geometry. He is Sterling Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Emeritus at Yale University; IBM Fellow Emeritus at the Thomas J. Watson Research Centre; and Battelle Fellow at t...

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William Weber Coblentz (November 20, 1873 - September 15, 1962) was an American physicist notable for his contributions to infrared radiometry and spectroscopy. Read more

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Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de Hulst FRS (Utrecht, November 19, 1918 - Leiden, July 31, 2000) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician. In 1944, while a student in Utrecht, he predicted the existence of the 21 cm hyperfine line of neutral interstellar hydrogen. After this line was di...

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Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett OM CH FRS (18 November 1897 - 13 July 1974) was an English experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism. Read more

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Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, flag officer, and NASA astronaut who in 1961 became the second person, and the first American, in space. Ten years later, he commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and became the fifth person to walk on...

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George Bogdan Kistiakowsky (November 18, 1900 - December 7, 1982) was a Ukrainian-American chemistry professor at Harvard who participated in the Manhattan Project and later served as President Eisenhower's Science Advisor. Read more

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John Stanley Plaskett (November 17, 1865 - October 17, 1941) was a Canadian astronomer. Read more

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Scorpus was a famous charioteer in Roman times who lived at the end of the 1st century AD. Scorpus rode for the Green faction during his lifetime and accumulated 2,048 victories. As one of the most famous drivers in Roman history, Scorpus earned extraordinarily large amounts of money; his income sur...

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Thomas Edward Allibone, CBE, FRS (11 November 1903 - 9 September 2003) was an English physicist, his work included important research into particle physics, X-rays, high voltage equipment, and electron microscopes. Read more

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Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl (9 November 1885 - 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician and theoretical physicist. He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century, and an important member of the Institute for Advanced Study during its early years. Weyl published technic...

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"Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (8 November 1848 - 26 July 1925) was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern logic, and made major contributions to the foundations of mathematics." [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...

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Johannes Robert Rydberg, (November 8, 1854 - December 28, 1919), was a Swedish physicist mainly known for devising the Rydberg formula, in 1888, which is used to predict the wavelengths of photons (of light and other electromagnetic radiation) emitted by changes in the energy level of an electron...

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Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (August 27, 1915 - November 4, 2011) was an American physicist. A physics professor at Harvard University since 1947, Ramsey also held several posts with such government and international agencies as NATO and the United States Atomic Energy Commission. He was awarded th...

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	Brian Marsden (1937 - 2010) (Preview) Brian Marsden (1937 Aug. 5 - 2010 Nov. 18) Brian Geoffrey Marsden was born on 1937 August 5 in Cambridge, England. His father, Thomas, was the senior mathematics teacher at a local high school. It was his mother, Eileen (nee West), however, who introduced him to the study of astronomy, when he return...	Blobrana	3	Nov 20 15:03 2011 by Blobrana
	Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu (Preview) Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu (August 10, 1927 - August 19, 1982) was an Indian astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union. Bappu helped establish several astronomical institutions in India - including the Vainu Bappu Observatory named after him - and also contributed to the e...	Blobrana	1	Nov 20 00:36 2011 by Blobrana
	Benoît Mandelbrot (Preview) Benoît B. Mandelbrot (born 20 November 1924) is a French and American mathematician, best known as the father of fractal geometry. He is Sterling Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Emeritus at Yale University; IBM Fellow Emeritus at the Thomas J. Watson Research Centre; and Battelle Fellow at t...	Blobrana	4	Nov 20 00:04 2011 by Blobrana
	William Weber Coblentz (1873 - 1962) (Preview) William Weber Coblentz (November 20, 1873 - September 15, 1962) was an American physicist notable for his contributions to infrared radiometry and spectroscopy. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 20 00:03 2011 by Blobrana
	Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de Hulst FRS (1918 - 2000) (Preview) Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de Hulst FRS (Utrecht, November 19, 1918 - Leiden, July 31, 2000) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician. In 1944, while a student in Utrecht, he predicted the existence of the 21 cm hyperfine line of neutral interstellar hydrogen. After this line was di...	Blobrana	0	Nov 19 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
	Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett (1897 - 1974) (Preview) Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett OM CH FRS (18 November 1897 - 13 July 1974) was an English experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 18 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
	Alan Bartlett Shepard (1923 - 1998) (Preview) Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, flag officer, and NASA astronaut who in 1961 became the second person, and the first American, in space. Ten years later, he commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and became the fifth person to walk on...	Blobrana	0	Nov 18 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
	George Bogdan Kistiakowsky (1900 - 1982) (Preview) George Bogdan Kistiakowsky (November 18, 1900 - December 7, 1982) was a Ukrainian-American chemistry professor at Harvard who participated in the Manhattan Project and later served as President Eisenhower's Science Advisor. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 18 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
	John Stanley Plaskett (1865 - 1941) (Preview) John Stanley Plaskett (November 17, 1865 - October 17, 1941) was a Canadian astronomer. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 17 00:02 2011 by Blobrana
	Scorpus (Preview) Scorpus was a famous charioteer in Roman times who lived at the end of the 1st century AD. Scorpus rode for the Green faction during his lifetime and accumulated 2,048 victories. As one of the most famous drivers in Roman history, Scorpus earned extraordinarily large amounts of money; his income sur...	Blobrana	0	Nov 11 22:26 2011 by Blobrana
	Thomas Edward Allibone (1903 - 2003) (Preview) Thomas Edward Allibone, CBE, FRS (11 November 1903 - 9 September 2003) was an English physicist, his work included important research into particle physics, X-rays, high voltage equipment, and electron microscopes. Read more	Blobrana	0	Nov 11 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
	Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl (1885 - 1955) (Preview) Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl (9 November 1885 - 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician and theoretical physicist. He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century, and an important member of the Institute for Advanced Study during its early years. Weyl published technic...	Blobrana	1	Nov 9 00:02 2011 by Blobrana
	Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (1848 - 1925) (Preview) "Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (8 November 1848 - 26 July 1925) was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern logic, and made major contributions to the foundations of mathematics." [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...	Blobrana	0	Nov 8 00:02 2011 by Blobrana
	Johannes Robert Rydberg (1854 - 1919) (Preview) Johannes Robert Rydberg, (November 8, 1854 - December 28, 1919), was a Swedish physicist mainly known for devising the Rydberg formula, in 1888, which is used to predict the wavelengths of photons (of light and other electromagnetic radiation) emitted by changes in the energy level of an electron...	Blobrana	0	Nov 8 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
	Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (1915 - 2011) (Preview) Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (August 27, 1915 - November 4, 2011) was an American physicist. A physics professor at Harvard University since 1947, Ramsey also held several posts with such government and international agencies as NATO and the United States Atomic Energy Commission. He was awarded th...	Blobrana	0	Nov 7 20:02 2011 by Blobrana
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