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Inventor Samuel Pierpont Langley
Born in the Boston suburb of Roxbury, Ma., Samuel Langley was one of America's most accomplished scientists. His work as…
The Wright Sister
When you think of airplanes, you may think of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Their early experiments led to the first manned…
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
NASA's premier X-ray observatory was named the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of the late Indian-American Nobel…
Serendipity In Science
Most scientists accept the notion that serendipity plays a major role in their work. Too many discoveries have been,…