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Henry W. Kendall Biography
Henry W. KendallAge: 72 Nobel-winning physicist who helped discover that protons and neutrons, formerly thought to be the basic building blocks of matter, are made up of quarks. Firmly…Glenn Seaborg Biography
Glenn SeaborgAge: 86 important Nobel-winning chemist who was involved in the discovery of ten atomic elements, including plutonium (in 1941) and seaborgium (in 1974; officially named for him…Edwin Powell Hubble
Hubble, Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, American astronomer, b. Marshfield, Mo. He did research (1914–17) at Yerkes Observatory, and joined (1919) the staff of Mt. Wilson Observatory, Pasadena, Calif., of…Frederick Banting Biography
Frederick Banting Born: 1891 Purified Insulin. Canadian scientists Banting, Best, and Collip determined that insulin injections would help keep diabetics alive and developed techniques for…Alexander Graham Bell Biography
Alexander Graham Bell Born: 1847Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Telegraphy—In addition to the telephone, Bell held patents for the telegraph, photophone, phonograph, aerial vehicles,…Luther Burbank Biography
Luther Burbank Born: 1849Birthplace: Lancaster, Mass. Peach—Burbank developed more than 800 new strains and varieties of plants including varieties of potato, plums, prunes, berries, flowers…Walt Disney Biography
Walt Disney Born: 1901Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Art of animation—Animation pioneer, invented the multiplane camera in 1937. This advanced camera created three-dimensional effects…George Eastman
George Eastman Born: 1854Birthplace: Waterville, N.Y. Method and apparatus for coating plates for use in photography—Before Eastman, photographers used glass plates with light-sensitive…Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison Born: 1847Birthplace: Milan, Ohio Electric lampâEdison held 1,093 patents, including those for the incandescent electric lamp, the phonograph, the carbon telephone…Enrico Fermi Biography
Enrico Fermi Born: 1901Birthplace: Rome, Italy Neutronic reactor—Fermi was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work in the field of atomic fission. In 1942 he accomplished the…Trending
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