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Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (29 December 1856 - 31 December 1894) was a Dutch mathematician. He was born in Zwolle and died in Toulouse, France. He was a pioneer in the field of moment problems and contributed to the study of continued fractions. Read more

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Nancy Jane Sherlock Currie is an engineer, United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut Read moreSpoiler

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Japanese rocket scientist gives up lucrative career to join Cirque du Soleil Born in Okayama, Yusuke Funaki became an engineer in the Research & Development department at Bridgestone, a world leader in tire technology, before he gave it all up to pursue his dream to join the circus. [url=http:...

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Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer (September 22, 1933 - December 27, 2012) was a German-American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager from Leipzig. Read more

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Japanese archaeologists find 1,400 year old Kofun-period warrior still in armour A 1,400 year old Kofun-period warrior, still dressed in his lamellar suit of armour, was unearthed at the Harunayama Futatsudake excavation site. The warrior, together with an infant, were probably killed and bur...

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Akihiko Hoshide (born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. He was born in 1968 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, but grew up in New Jersey. He received an International Baccalaureate Diploma from the United World College of South East Asia in 1987, a Bachelors degree in Mechanica...

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Maarten Schmidt (born December 28, 1929) is a Dutch astronomer who measured the distances of quasars. Born in Groningen, The Netherlands, Schmidt studied with Jan Hendrik Oort. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Leiden Observatory in 1956. Read more

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Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM, FRS (28 December 1882 - 22 November 1944) was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century. He was also a philosopher of science and a populariser of science. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, or the radiation generated by accr...

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Sir Archibald Geikie, OM, KCB, PRS, FRSE (28 December 1835 - 10 November 1924), was a Scottish geologist and writer. Read more

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Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 - September 28, 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist who was one of the most important founders of medical microbiology. Read more

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Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet of Brompton (27 December 1773 - 15 December 1857) was a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics. Many consider him the first true scientific aerial investigator and the first person to understand the underlying pri...

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Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson dies Gerry Anderson, creator of the Thunderbirds and Joe 90 puppet superhero TV shows, has died at the age of 83, his son has announced. Anderson had been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease since early 2010, and his condition had worsened in the past six months,...

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Michael Phillip Anderson (December 25, 1959 - February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut, who was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Read more

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James Prescott Joule FRS (24 December 1818 - 11 October 1889) was an English physicist and brewer, born in Salford, Lancashire. Joule studied the nature of heat, and discovered its relationship to mechanical work. This led to the theory of conservation of energy, which led to the development of the...

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William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (24 December 1910 - 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Read more

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	Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856 - 1894) (Preview) Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (29 December 1856 - 31 December 1894) was a Dutch mathematician. He was born in Zwolle and died in Toulouse, France. He was a pioneer in the field of moment problems and contributed to the study of continued fractions. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 29 07:20 2012 by Blobrana
	Nancy J. Currie (Preview) Nancy Jane Sherlock Currie is an engineer, United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut Read moreSpoiler	Blobrana	0	Dec 29 07:19 2012 by Blobrana
	Yusuke Funaki (Preview) Japanese rocket scientist gives up lucrative career to join Cirque du Soleil Born in Okayama, Yusuke Funaki became an engineer in the Research & Development department at Bridgestone, a world leader in tire technology, before he gave it all up to pursue his dream to join the circus. [url=http:...	Blobrana	0	Dec 28 19:12 2012 by Blobrana
	Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer (1933 – 2012) (Preview) Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer (September 22, 1933 - December 27, 2012) was a German-American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager from Leipzig. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 29 00:43 2012 by Blobrana
	Kofun-period warrior (Preview) Japanese archaeologists find 1,400 year old Kofun-period warrior still in armour A 1,400 year old Kofun-period warrior, still dressed in his lamellar suit of armour, was unearthed at the Harunayama Futatsudake excavation site. The warrior, together with an infant, were probably killed and bur...	Blobrana	0	Dec 28 11:59 2012 by Blobrana
	Akihiko Hoshide (Preview) Akihiko Hoshide (born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. He was born in 1968 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, but grew up in New Jersey. He received an International Baccalaureate Diploma from the United World College of South East Asia in 1987, a Bachelors degree in Mechanica...	Blobrana	0	Dec 28 07:37 2012 by Blobrana
	Maarten Schmidt (Preview) Maarten Schmidt (born December 28, 1929) is a Dutch astronomer who measured the distances of quasars. Born in Groningen, The Netherlands, Schmidt studied with Jan Hendrik Oort. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Leiden Observatory in 1956. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 28 08:10 2012 by Blobrana
	Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882 - 1944) (Preview) Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM, FRS (28 December 1882 - 22 November 1944) was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century. He was also a philosopher of science and a populariser of science. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, or the radiation generated by accr...	Blobrana	1	Dec 28 07:37 2012 by Blobrana
	Archibald Geikie (1835 - 1924) (Preview) Sir Archibald Geikie, OM, KCB, PRS, FRSE (28 December 1835 - 10 November 1924), was a Scottish geologist and writer. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 28 07:37 2012 by Blobrana
	Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895) (Preview) Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 - September 28, 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist who was one of the most important founders of medical microbiology. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 27 07:47 2012 by Blobrana
	George Cayley (1773 - 1857) (Preview) Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet of Brompton (27 December 1773 - 15 December 1857) was a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics. Many consider him the first true scientific aerial investigator and the first person to understand the underlying pri...	Blobrana	0	Dec 27 07:56 2012 by Blobrana
	Gerry Anderson (1929 - 2012) (Preview) Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson dies Gerry Anderson, creator of the Thunderbirds and Joe 90 puppet superhero TV shows, has died at the age of 83, his son has announced. Anderson had been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease since early 2010, and his condition had worsened in the past six months,...	Blobrana	0	Dec 27 00:48 2012 by Blobrana
	Michael Phillip Anderson (1959 - 2003) (Preview) Michael Phillip Anderson (December 25, 1959 - February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut, who was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 25 07:56 2012 by Blobrana
	James Prescott Joule (1818 - 1889) (Preview) James Prescott Joule FRS (24 December 1818 - 11 October 1889) was an English physicist and brewer, born in Salford, Lancashire. Joule studied the nature of heat, and discovered its relationship to mechanical work. This led to the theory of conservation of energy, which led to the development of the...	Blobrana	1	Dec 24 07:45 2012 by Blobrana
	William Hayward Pickering (1910 - 2004) (Preview) William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (24 December 1910 - 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 24 07:44 2012 by Blobrana
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