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Francis William Aston (1 September 1877 - 20 November 1945) was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes, in a large number of non-radioactive elements, and for his enunciation of the whole-number rul...

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Johann Pachelbel (baptised September 1, 1653 - buried March 9, 1706) was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher, who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. Read more Mars - Pachelbell 8000 Pachelbel - Canon in D (Hol...

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James Ferguson (August 31, 1797 - September 26, 1867) was an American astronomer and engineer (he helped build the Erie canal) born in Scotland who made the first discovery of an asteroid from North America (31 Euphrosyne). Starting in 1847, he worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, DC...

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Robert Hanbury Brown, AC FRS (31 August 1916 - 16 January 2002) was a British astronomer and physicist born in Aruvankadu, India. He made notable contributions to the development of radar and he later conducted pioneering work in the field of radio astronomy. He was rumoured to have been the origina...

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Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM, FRS (30 August 1871 - 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand-born British chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics. Read more

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John William Mauchly (August 30, 1907 - January 8, 1980) was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic digital computer, as well as EDVAC, BINAC and UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer made in the United States. Read more

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John Leonard 'Jack' Swigert, Jr., (August 30, 1931 - December 27, 1982) was a NASA astronaut, one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon. Read more

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Ab Abd Allah Muammad ibn Jabir ibn Sinan al-Raqq al-arran al-abi al-Battan (Latinised as Albategnius, Albategni or Albatenius) (c. 858, Harran - 929, Qasr al-Jiss, near Samarra) was a Muslim astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician. Little is known about al-Battan's life beside that he was bo...

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Giuseppe Peano (27 August 1858 - 20 April 1932) was an Italian mathematician, whose work was of philosophical value. Read more

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Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (born August 27, 1915, in Washington, DC) is 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. Read more

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James Franck (26 August 1882 - 21 May 1964) was a German Jewish physicist and Nobel laureate. Read more

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Johan Philip Lansberge (25 August 1561 - 8 December 1632) was a Dutch astronomer. His name is sometimes written Lansberg, and his first name is sometimes given as Philip or Johannes Philippus. He published under the Latin name Philippus Lansbergius. He is best known as the author of a set of astronom...

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A WA researcher has received an Australian Laureate Fellowship for his research into meteorites and the data they hold of the origins of The Solar System. Curtin University's Department of Applied Geology Adjunct Professor Philip Bland's research is devoted to the analysis of primitive meteori...

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Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 - January 28, 1986) was an American engineer who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as Payload Specialist. Read more

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Moritz Benedikt Cantor (23 August 1829 - 10 April 1920) was a German historian of mathematics. Read more

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	Francis William Aston (1877 - 1945) (Preview) Francis William Aston (1 September 1877 - 20 November 1945) was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes, in a large number of non-radioactive elements, and for his enunciation of the whole-number rul...	Blobrana	0	Aug 31 23:23 2011 by Blobrana
	Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706) (Preview) Johann Pachelbel (baptised September 1, 1653 - buried March 9, 1706) was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher, who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. Read more Mars - Pachelbell 8000 Pachelbel - Canon in D (Hol...	Blobrana	0	Aug 31 23:11 2011 by Blobrana
	James Ferguson (August 31, 1797 - September 26, 1867) (Preview) James Ferguson (August 31, 1797 - September 26, 1867) was an American astronomer and engineer (he helped build the Erie canal) born in Scotland who made the first discovery of an asteroid from North America (31 Euphrosyne). Starting in 1847, he worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, DC...	Blobrana	0	Aug 30 23:25 2011 by Blobrana
	Robert Hanbury Brown, AC FRS (1916 - 2002) (Preview) Robert Hanbury Brown, AC FRS (31 August 1916 - 16 January 2002) was a British astronomer and physicist born in Aruvankadu, India. He made notable contributions to the development of radar and he later conducted pioneering work in the field of radio astronomy. He was rumoured to have been the origina...	Blobrana	0	Aug 30 23:23 2011 by Blobrana
	Ernest Rutherford (1871 - 1937) (Preview) Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM, FRS (30 August 1871 - 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand-born British chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics. Read more	Blobrana	0	Aug 29 23:46 2011 by Blobrana
	John William Mauchly (1907 - 1980) (Preview) John William Mauchly (August 30, 1907 - January 8, 1980) was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic digital computer, as well as EDVAC, BINAC and UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer made in the United States. Read more	Blobrana	0	Aug 29 23:44 2011 by Blobrana
	John Leonard 'Jack' Swigert, Jr., (1931 - 1982) (Preview) John Leonard 'Jack' Swigert, Jr., (August 30, 1931 - December 27, 1982) was a NASA astronaut, one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon. Read more	Blobrana	0	Aug 29 23:40 2011 by Blobrana
	Albategnius (Preview) Ab Abd Allah Muammad ibn Jabir ibn Sinan al-Raqq al-arran al-abi al-Battan (Latinised as Albategnius, Albategni or Albatenius) (c. 858, Harran - 929, Qasr al-Jiss, near Samarra) was a Muslim astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician. Little is known about al-Battan's life beside that he was bo...	Blobrana	0	Aug 28 20:49 2011 by Blobrana
	Giuseppe Peano (1858 - 1932) (Preview) Giuseppe Peano (27 August 1858 - 20 April 1932) was an Italian mathematician, whose work was of philosophical value. Read more	Blobrana	0	Aug 26 23:22 2011 by Blobrana
	Norman Foster Ramsey (Preview) Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (born August 27, 1915, in Washington, DC) is 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. Read more	Blobrana	0	Aug 26 23:21 2011 by Blobrana
	James Franck (1882 - 1964) (Preview) James Franck (26 August 1882 - 21 May 1964) was a German Jewish physicist and Nobel laureate. Read more	Blobrana	0	Aug 25 23:13 2011 by Blobrana
	Johan Philip Lansberge (1561 - 1632) (Preview) Johan Philip Lansberge (25 August 1561 - 8 December 1632) was a Dutch astronomer. His name is sometimes written Lansberg, and his first name is sometimes given as Philip or Johannes Philippus. He published under the Latin name Philippus Lansbergius. He is best known as the author of a set of astronom...	Blobrana	0	Aug 24 23:20 2011 by Blobrana
	Professor Philip Bland (Preview) A WA researcher has received an Australian Laureate Fellowship for his research into meteorites and the data they hold of the origins of The Solar System. Curtin University's Department of Applied Geology Adjunct Professor Philip Bland's research is devoted to the analysis of primitive meteori...	Blobrana	0	Aug 24 11:36 2011 by Blobrana
	Gregory Bruce Jarvis (1944 - 1986) (Preview) Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 - January 28, 1986) was an American engineer who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as Payload Specialist. Read more	Blobrana	0	Aug 24 01:15 2011 by Blobrana
	Moritz Benedikt Cantor (1829 - 1920) (Preview) Moritz Benedikt Cantor (23 August 1829 - 10 April 1920) was a German historian of mathematics. Read more	Blobrana	0	Aug 22 23:55 2011 by Blobrana
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