Benjamin Franklin, Science Founding Father
Science / Inventors
While popularly known for his role as one of the United States' founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin was also a renowned scientist who made a number of substantial contributions in the field of Earth s continue reading this fact
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Science / History
NASA's premier X-ray observatory was named the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of the late Indian-American Nobel laureate, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (pronounced: su/bra/mon'/yon chandra/say/kar). continue reading this fact
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Inventor Samuel Pierpont Langley
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Born in the Boston suburb of Roxbury, Ma., Samuel Langley was one of America's most accomplished scientists. His work as an astronomy, physics, and aeronautics pioneer was highly regarded by the inter continue reading this fact
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