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Aesop's Fables: The Moon and her Mother
by Aesop The Old Woman and the DoctorMercury and the WoodmanThe Moon and her Mother The Moon once begged her Mother to make her a gown. "How can I?" replied she; "there's no fitting your…Mercy Point
UPNTuesday 9:00–10:00 p.m.; on hiatusCast:Joe Morton, Maria Del Mar, Brian McNamara and Alexandra Wilson An elite team of doctors provide top-notch medical care to patients, human and alien,…Louis de Branges
Mathematician Louis de Branges was the first winner (in 1989) of the Ostrowski Prize for achievement in pure mathematics. De Branges won the prize for his 1984 proof of the Bieberbach conjecture, a…Laurence Yep
Chinese-American writer Laurence Yep is the author of Dragonwings (1975), Child of the Owl (1977) and dozens of other books for young readers. Yep studied at Marquette University and earned an…Barbara McClintock
Name at birth: Eleanor McClintockScientist Barbara McClintock was given the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1983, in recognition of her decades-long work on the genetics of maize. Educated…Valentino Rossi
Italian motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi won seven World Championships in Grand Prix racing by the time he was 26 years old, cementing his place as one of the sport's heroes. Rossi is the son of…Moses Maimonides
Name at birth: Moshe ben MaimonMoses Maimonides is regarded by many as the greatest Jewish philosopher ever. As a doctor, rabbi, religious scholar, mathematician, astronomer, and commentator on the…The Tourist Guy
The Tourist Guy appeared in a faked photo which was spread by e-mail shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In the photo an unsuspecting tourist, in a stocking cap and backpack,…Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell and her family emigrated to America from England in 1832. Blackwell worked as a teacher, then decided to be a doctor. After being turned down by several schools, she was finally…The Congress of Women: An African Expedition
by Mrs. May French Sheldon F. R. G. S. The Women of BohemiaWoman's Place in LettersAn African Expedition Mrs. May French Sheldon was born in Bridgewater, Pa., May 10, 1847. Her parents were…Trending
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