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Johannes Georg Bednorz (born May 16, 1950) is a physicist at the IBM Zürich Research Laboratory. He is best known for his role in the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity, for which he shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics. Read more

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Nancy Grace Roman (born May 16, 1925) is an American astronomer. Throughout her career, Roman has also been an active public speaker and educator, and an advocate for women in the sciences. Roman worked at NASA from 1959 to 1979, where she was the first chief of astronomy in the Office of Space Science...

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Maria Gaetana Agnesi (May 16, 1718 - January 9, 1799) was an Italian linguist, mathematician, and philosopher. Agnesi is credited with writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus. She was an honorary member of the faculty at the University of Bologna. According to D...

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Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming (May 15, 1857 - May 21, 1911) was a Scottish astronomer. During her career, she helped develop a common designation system for stars and catalogued thousands of stars and other astronomical phenomena. Fleming is especially noted for her discovery of theHorsehea...

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Frank Anthony Wilczek (born May 15, 1951) is a theoretical physicist from the United States and a Nobel laureate. He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Read more

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James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly (born May 14, 1964) is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. Read more

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Pierre Victor Auger (May 14, 1899 - December 24, 1993) was a French physicist, born in Paris. He worked in the fields of atomic physics, nuclear physics, and cosmic ray physics. In his work with cosmic rays, he found that the cosmic radiation events were coincident in time meaning that they were assoc...

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William Emerson (14 May 1701 - 20 May 1782), English mathematician, was born at Hurworth, near Darlington, where his father, Dudley Emerson, also a mathematician, taught a school. William himself had a small estate in Weardale called Castle Gate situated not far from Eastgate where he would repai...

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Donald Ray McMonagle (born May 14, 1952) (Retired Colonel, USAF) became the Manager, Launch Integration, at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, on August 15, 1997. In this capacity he is responsible for final Shuttle preparation, launch execution, and return of the orbiter to KSC following landi...

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Japanese astronomy professor found murdered in Chile A 58-year-old Japanese professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan was found collapsed Monday outside his apartment in the Chilean capital of Santiago and later confirmed dead in the hospital, NAOJ said Tuesday. [url=http...

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Haroun Tazieff (Warsaw, 11 May 1914 - Paris, 2 February 1998) was a French volcanologist and geologist. He was a famous cinematographer of volcanic eruptions and lava flows, and the author of several books about volcanoes. Read more

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Frank Schlesinger (May 11, 1871 New York City - July 10, 1943 Old Lyme, Connecticut) was an American astronomer. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research. Read more

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Antony Hewish FRS (born Fowey, Cornwall, 11 May 1924) is a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 (together with fellow radio-astronomer Martin Ryle) for his work on the development of radio aperture synthesis and its role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarde...

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Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788-1827), was a French engineer who contributed significantly to the establishment of the theory of wave optics. Fresnel studied the behaviour of light both theoretically and experimentally. Read more

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Howard Carter (9 May 1874 - 2 March 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, noted as a primary discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Read more

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	Johannes Georg Bednorz (Preview) Johannes Georg Bednorz (born May 16, 1950) is a physicist at the IBM Zürich Research Laboratory. He is best known for his role in the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity, for which he shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics. Read more	Blobrana	0	May 16 06:14 2012 by Blobrana
	Nancy Roman (Preview) Nancy Grace Roman (born May 16, 1925) is an American astronomer. Throughout her career, Roman has also been an active public speaker and educator, and an advocate for women in the sciences. Roman worked at NASA from 1959 to 1979, where she was the first chief of astronomy in the Office of Space Science...	Blobrana	0	May 16 06:13 2012 by Blobrana
	Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718 - 1799) (Preview) Maria Gaetana Agnesi (May 16, 1718 - January 9, 1799) was an Italian linguist, mathematician, and philosopher. Agnesi is credited with writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus. She was an honorary member of the faculty at the University of Bologna. According to D...	Blobrana	0	May 16 06:12 2012 by Blobrana
	Williamina Fleming (1857 - 1911) (Preview) Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming (May 15, 1857 - May 21, 1911) was a Scottish astronomer. During her career, she helped develop a common designation system for stars and catalogued thousands of stars and other astronomical phenomena. Fleming is especially noted for her discovery of theHorsehea...	Blobrana	1	May 16 02:57 2012 by Blobrana
	Frank Wilczek (Preview) Frank Anthony Wilczek (born May 15, 1951) is a theoretical physicist from the United States and a Nobel laureate. He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Read more	Blobrana	0	May 15 06:13 2012 by Blobrana
	James M. Kelly (Preview) James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly (born May 14, 1964) is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. Read more	Blobrana	0	May 14 06:10 2012 by Blobrana
	Pierre Victor Auger (1899 - 1993) (Preview) Pierre Victor Auger (May 14, 1899 - December 24, 1993) was a French physicist, born in Paris. He worked in the fields of atomic physics, nuclear physics, and cosmic ray physics. In his work with cosmic rays, he found that the cosmic radiation events were coincident in time meaning that they were assoc...	Blobrana	0	May 14 06:08 2012 by Blobrana
	William Emerson (1701 - 1782) (Preview) William Emerson (14 May 1701 - 20 May 1782), English mathematician, was born at Hurworth, near Darlington, where his father, Dudley Emerson, also a mathematician, taught a school. William himself had a small estate in Weardale called Castle Gate situated not far from Eastgate where he would repai...	Blobrana	0	May 14 06:06 2012 by Blobrana
	Donald R. McMonagle (Preview) Donald Ray McMonagle (born May 14, 1952) (Retired Colonel, USAF) became the Manager, Launch Integration, at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, on August 15, 1997. In this capacity he is responsible for final Shuttle preparation, launch execution, and return of the orbiter to KSC following landi...	Blobrana	0	May 14 06:05 2012 by Blobrana
	Dr Koichiro Morita (Preview) Japanese astronomy professor found murdered in Chile A 58-year-old Japanese professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan was found collapsed Monday outside his apartment in the Chilean capital of Santiago and later confirmed dead in the hospital, NAOJ said Tuesday. [url=http...	Blobrana	1	May 12 07:04 2012 by Blobrana
	Haroun Tazieff (1914 - 1998) (Preview) Haroun Tazieff (Warsaw, 11 May 1914 - Paris, 2 February 1998) was a French volcanologist and geologist. He was a famous cinematographer of volcanic eruptions and lava flows, and the author of several books about volcanoes. Read more	Blobrana	0	May 11 06:09 2012 by Blobrana
	Frank Schlesinger (1871 - 1943) (Preview) Frank Schlesinger (May 11, 1871 New York City - July 10, 1943 Old Lyme, Connecticut) was an American astronomer. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research. Read more	Blobrana	0	May 11 06:08 2012 by Blobrana
	Antony Hewish (Preview) Antony Hewish FRS (born Fowey, Cornwall, 11 May 1924) is a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 (together with fellow radio-astronomer Martin Ryle) for his work on the development of radio aperture synthesis and its role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarde...	Blobrana	0	May 11 06:11 2012 by Blobrana
	Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788-1827) (Preview) Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788-1827), was a French engineer who contributed significantly to the establishment of the theory of wave optics. Fresnel studied the behaviour of light both theoretically and experimentally. Read more	Blobrana	0	May 10 06:17 2012 by Blobrana
	Howard Carter (1874 - 1939) (Preview) Howard Carter (9 May 1874 - 2 March 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, noted as a primary discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Read more	Blobrana	0	May 9 06:13 2012 by Blobrana
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