Edwin Hubble

Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer who fundamentally changed our view and understanding of the universe by confirming the existence of galaxies other than the Milky Way. Early life Edwin Powell Hubble was born on November 20, 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri to a John Powell Hubble, and Virginia Lee James. In 1898, Hubble family moved …

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Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who is credited for creating the periodic table of elements as we know it today. Early life Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was born on 8 February 1834 in the village of Verkhnie Aremzyani in Siberia. He was the son of Ivan Pavlovich Mendeleev and Maria Dmitrievna Mendeleev. The number of Dmitri’s …

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Charles Scott Sherrington

Sir Charles Scott Sherrington was a famous English neurophysiologist, bacteriologist, histologist and pathologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edgar Adrian in 1932. Early life Charles Scott Sherrington was born on November 27, 1857, in London, England. His father died when Sherrington was a child. Sherrington’s mother later married Dr. …

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Carl Friedrich Gauss

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was German mathematician and scientist. He is widely recognized for his contributions to number theory, geometry, probability theory, theory of functions, geodesy, planetary astronomy etc. Early life Gauss was born on April 30, 1777 in Brunswick, Germany. He was the only child of his poor, working-class parents. His father was a …

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B. F. Skinner

Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist famous for his work in the area of behavioral psychology. Early life Burrhus Frederic Skinner was born on March 20th, 1904, in the town of Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Skinner’s father was a lawyer while his mother stayed at home to take care of the household. He had a younger …

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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch scientist/trader who is best known for his improvement of the microscope and for his contributions towards the establishment of microbiology. Early life Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born on October 24, 1632 in Delft, The Netherlands. His father was a basket-maker, while his mother’s family were brewers. He lived with …

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Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist who is considered to be the father of antibiotic research. Early life Alexander Fleming was on 6 August 1881 on a farm in Ayrshire, Scotland. He was the son of farmer Hugh Fleming, and his second wife Grace Stirling Morton. Education Alexander Fleming attended Louden Moor School …

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Alfred Wegener

Alfred Lothar Wegener was a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist. Early life Alfred Lothar Wehener was born on November 1, 1880. in Berlin. In 1886 Wegener’s family bought a house near Rheinsberg, where there is an Alfred Wegener Memorial site today. He was the youngest of five children to Richard Wegener. Education Wegener attended …

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Alfred Binet

Alfred Binet was a French psychologist who invented the first intelligence test, better known today as the IQ test. Early life Alfred Binet was born on July 11, 1857 as Alfredo Binetti in Nice, which was then part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. He father was a physician, and his mother was an artist. When …

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Alfred Kinsey

Alfred Kinsey was an American biologist and professor of entomology and zoology. Early life Alfred Charles Kinsey was born on June 23, 1894, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the son to Sarah Ann and Alfred Seguine Kinsey. Alfred had two siblings and was the eldest. His father was a professor at Stevens Institute of …

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