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66[World Famous Scientist] Rosalie Bertell: "Scientists are economic prisoners"
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Written by Wendy Jewell Rosalie Bertell holds a doctorate in biometry (the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena), is an environmental epidemiologist and a... published 10 months ago
60Werner Heisenberg
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Heisenberg was involved in trying to developing a mathematical system that explained the atom. With the help of Max Born and Niels Bohr Heisenberg was able to present in 1925 a system called matrix mechanics.... published 18 months ago
59Henri Poincaré: the greatest mathematical physicist at the beginning of the 20th century.
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"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." -- Henri Poincar published 2 years ago
51Sadi Carnot
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Carnot became famous after introducing the concept of the "Carnot engine", an ideal heat engine. He showed that the efficiency of the "Carnot engine" depends only on the temperature difference within the... published 18 months ago
53Surely you're joking Mr Feynman
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It's possible to enjoy Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman simply as a bunch of hilarious yarns. At some point, however, attentive readers realize that underneath all the merriment simmers a running commentary... published 18 months ago
33[Internet Reading of the Day] Fury at DNA pioneer's theory: Africans are less intelligent than Westerners
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African Woman Ecologist and Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai claims HIV/AIDS deliberately created Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, today reiterated... published 10 months ago
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