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Marie Pasteur

Posted on April 14, 2020 by beaugrand

Marie Pasteur,(B)1826 in Clermont-Ferrand, France (M) 1849 age 23) (D) 1910 in Paris), age 84 She was the scientific assistant and co-worker of her spouse, the famous French chemist, and bacteriologist Louis Pasteur. Marie Pasteur was one of the daughters … Continue reading →

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Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier

Posted on April 9, 2020 by beaugrand

225th Anniversary: Lavoisier of Carbon, Oxygen, Silicon Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (B) 1743 Paris France (D) guillotine at the age of 50 on May 8, 1794, in Paris. (shame on them)RB He was born to a wealthy family of the nobility in … Continue reading →

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Blaise Pascal

Posted on April 9, 2020 by beaugrand

Blaise Pascal (B) 1623, Clermont-Ferrand, France (D) 1662, Paris, France age 39 Pascal died of a malignant stomach tumor at his sister Gilberte’s home in Paris on August 19, 1662. By then, the tumor had metastasized in his brain. He … Continue reading →

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Isaac Newton

Posted on April 9, 2020 by beaugrand

The English scientist Isaac Newton and the German mathematician Gottfried W. Leibniz, working independently, both discovered calculus, the branch of mathematics that studies continuously changing quantities.

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Gaius Julius Caesar

Posted on March 29, 2020 by beaugrand

Gaius Julius Caesar, he was born July 12th, 100 B.C.E. and Sprung from a family which for many years held high offices in the state, he, at an early age, gave evidence of those qualities of character which in later … Continue reading →

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Alan Mathison

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Alan Mathison Turing 1912-1954 age 42 He was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with … Continue reading →

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Stephen Wolfram

Posted on December 11, 2019 by beaugrand

Stephen Wolfram born in London in 1959 to Hugo and Sybil Wolfram, both German Jewish refugees to the United Kingdom. age 60 He is a British-American computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is known for his work in computer science, … Continue reading →

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Freeman John Dyson

Posted on December 5, 2019 by beaugrand

Freeman John Dyson born 1923 age 96 He is a British theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy, and nuclear engineering. He is professor emeritus in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, … Continue reading →

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Marie-Sophie Germain

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Marie-Sophie Germain 177-1831 age 54 She was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by society, École Polytechnique and she gained education from books in her father’s library including ones by Leonhard … Continue reading →

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Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson 1918 (age 100 years), White Sulphur Springs, WV She is an African-American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. manned spaceflights whose … Continue reading →