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| Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons | SAfrica: Mandela 'responding better to treatment' | New Lincoln math pages suggest more education | China marks decade of human spaceflight |
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| Les Paul exhibit to open in Wisconsin hometown | 55th Venice Biennale celebrates the outsider | SAfrica: Mandela daughter talks about her father | Arvind Mahankali, 13, wins National Spelling Bee |
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| NYC launches bike share program, largest in nation | Sally Ride to get posthumous Medal of Freedom | AP Photo Essay: Oklahoma Tornado Victims and Heroes | Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize |
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| Chinese actress feeds Kenya's orphan elephants | Solar plane leaves Calif. on cross-country trip | Bangladeshis turn rescuers after building collapse | Obama says 'couldn't be prouder' of Jason Collins |
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| Obama salutes national teacher of the year | Photo Essay of Boston Marathon aftermath | Obama pedals bike at 3rd White House science fair | Inmates, orchestra members perform behind bars |
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| Museum exhibitions come to movie theaters | Obama honors bombing victims in Boston | From Boston to Bay Area, running tributes abound | Racing helps Mass. father, disabled son forge bond |
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| Israel honors 6 million victims of Nazi Holocaust | Paralyzed ex-athlete's foundation helping others | Beavers help contain fuel spill, recover slowly | Obama gives Secret Service its 1st female director |
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| Saplings from Anne Frank's tree take root in US | Cities go dark for 'Earth Hour' | Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot arm |
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| "Game-changer" in Human Evolution Found in South African Bones | Abner Peeler is credited with the invention of the first airbrush. | Ada Lovelace was a ninteenth century woman who influenced the computer programming of today | Airborne Windmills: Turning High Altitude Wind Into Cheap Electricity | Alan Turing laid the theoretical groundwork for the first computer. | Albert Einstein believed in the power of imagination. |
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| Alexander Borodin was an accomplished chemist, composer and staunch advocate of women's rights. | Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone. | Algae Fuels United States Navy | Ameen Abdulrasool is a young inventor who developed a portable navigation system for the blind. | Amy Charkowski works on the front lines of protecting Earth's food supply. | Ancient Art Supplies Found In South African Cave |
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| Andrea Mia Ghez is an astrophysicist best known for her discoveries about the black hole at the center of our galaxy. | Architectural Answer to Rising Seas: Floating Homes | Ariel Ruiz i Altaba Scientist - Photographer combines art and science to research how cells are generated and formed. | Audrey Penn: Just Do It is a medical doctor who has devoted herself to studying diseases that affect muscle control. | Augusta Ada Byron developed the world's first computer program while struggling with her own personal hardships. | Babak Darvish, MD inspires his patients and coworkers with his upbeat attitude and determination. |
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| Barbara McClintock was one of the first women geneticists, and a Nobel laureate. | Ben Carson is the chief of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. | Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, diplomat, writer, and a huge influence on American history. | Bernard Fantus created the world's first blood bank. | Bernardo Houssay was an Argentinean physiologist and Nobel Prize winner. | Beth Rickard Environmentalist is an advocate of solar as the energy of the future. |
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| Bill Fenical "Neptune's Medicine Chest" is a pioneer in the hunt for medicines from the ocean to treat cancer and other diseases. | Blood-Test Promises Improvements in Screening, Treating Cancer | Bonnie Dunbar helped start a scholars program to inspire students to pursue careers in aerospace and engineering. | Bram Cohen is a computer programmer and the creator of BitTorrent. | Bulletproof Skin Created From Spider's Silk Holds Great Medical Promise | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention an online source for Credible Health Information |
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| Charles Darwin is the father of modern biology. | Chiaki Mukai is the first female Japanese astronaut. | Christiane Nusslein-Volhard is a Nobel Prize winner and pioneer genetic researcher. | Claudia Gerwin: Keeping the Neurons Firing researches how nerve cells relay messages to each other. | Clifford V. Johnson is a string theorist who studies the makeup of the smallest particles of the universe. | Commander Chris Hadfield is the first Canadian to become the commander of the International Space Station. |
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| Connie Samaras has created media archives for deep space voyages. | Courtney Schumacher is an atmospheric scientist and educator committed to mentoring young women interested in science. | Cristina Diaz: Biologist studies intertidal and tropical sponges. | Dame Cicely Saunders founded the modern hospice to provide compassionate, holistic care to the dying. | DAREnet provides open access to Dutch academic research information and findings. | Darlene Cavalier founded ScienceCheerleader.com to promote science literacy. |
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| Darlene Ketten studies stranded whales and dolphins. | Dean Kamen makes science and technology exciting for young people, | Debbye Turner became Miss America and pursued her dream to become a veterinarian. | Denis Mukwege Helps Women Ravaged By Congo War | Dilfuza Egamberdiyeva cares for the Earth's soil, researching ways to produce microbes to control plant diseases. | Dr Deepak Acharya is a scientist devoted to protecting India's endangered Patalkot Forest. |
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| Dr. Alexander Langmuir Langmuir's work in epidemiology has saved millions of lives. | Dr. Barbara Ross Lee became the first African American woman dean of a US medical school. | Dr. Caldicott has been a lifelong anti-nuclear activist. | Dr. Carolyn Mazure founded the Yale Women's Health Program and is a forceful figure in the women's health movement. | Dr. Edward Holland Ophthalmologist transplants corneal stem cells to help give people their sight back. | Dr. Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine. |
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| Dr. Elizabeth Kalko and the Jason Project studies bats in the Panamanian rainforest. | Dr. Elvia Niebla Soil Scientist is dedicated to soil conservation. | Dr. Farouk El-Baz is an Egyptian space scientist and geologist. | Dr. France Cordova is a renowned astrophysicist who has broken gender and cultural barriers. | Dr. Gloria WilderBrathwaite was inspired to provide health care to the poor in the innner city. | Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy cares for the eyes of millions of people in India. |
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| Dr. Ines Cifuentes Seismologist works to improve science programs for students in Washington, DC. | Dr. Karen Plaut has been a pioneer in animal science research. | Dr. Kay Jamison is both an expert on, and a sufferer of, Bipolar Disorder. | Dr. Kristi Curry-Rogers is an accomplished paleontologist who travels the globe in search of dinosaur digs. | Dr. Madan Kataria has started a revolution of joy and laughter that is spreading around the world. | Dr. Michael DeBakey is the father of modern open-heart surgery. |
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| Dr. Patch Adams gives the practice of medicine a humorous twist. | Dr. Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to treating people in the poorest nations in the world. | Dr. Richard Murphy Marine Biologist educates others about the sea and ways to protect the oceans for the future. | Dr. Robert Ballard and the JASON project bring scientific exploration to children around the world. | Dr. Sara W. Lazar Neuroscientist - Meditator researches the effects of meditation on the brain. | Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is a scientist dedicated to the study and conservation of bonobos. |
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| Dr. Susan Love is committed to women's health issues. | Dr. Zeda Rosenberg is working to protect women from HIV/AIDS. | Edgar Allan Poe was a writer and poet who explored psychology and science in his works. | Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female doctor and opened the first medical school for women. | Elizaveta Glinka: 'Dr. Liza' heads a free clinic that helps Moscow's homeless and hopeless | Enrico Fermi was one of the 20th century's greatest physicists. |
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| Envirofit retrofits engines to reduce pollution and enhance energy efficiency in developing countries. | Erich Jarvis observes song birds and uses his training with molecular biology to learn about brain behavior. | F. Sherwood Rowland discovered the 'greenhouse effect.' | Fati Kirakoya is a researcher committed to finding solutions to end HIV/AIDS. | Frederick Banting was the co-discoverer of Insulin. | Friends of the Sea Lion rescue, treat, and release these mammals back into the ocean. |
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| Gail Kaaialii: Biologist investigates the origins of life and helps others value all life forms. | Galileo Galilei was the first to use a telescope to observe the stars and planets. | Garrett Morgan invented versions of the gas mask and the traffic signal. | George Washington Carver is famous for experimenting with plants. | Gertrude B. Elion developed the AIDS drug, AZT. | Gina Gallant is an inventor whose passion is protecting the environment. |
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| Godspeed John Glenn: 50 years since first US orbit | Grace Murray Hopper was a computer visionary and naval officer. | Greenland's "Ice Queen Liz" Ventures Hundreds of Miles in Search of Data | Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor who won a Nobel Prize in Physics for wireless telegraphy. | Guion S. Bluford, Jr. became the first African-American in space. | Gwynne Rowley Shotwell is the president of SpaceX, the company that made the Dragon space craft. |
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| Hazel Barton combines her passion for caving with researching microbes. | Hib Vaccine Team created an affordable, synthetic vaccine against the bacteria that can cause meningitis and pneumonia. | High schoolers use their tech skills to build a better world | High-tech Yacht to be first Solar-Powered Vehicle to Circumnavigate the Globe | Hole Punch Clouds: Airplanes May Cause Rain at Some Airports | Homeless New York Teen Has Bright Future After Acing Intel Science Contest |
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| Hot New Planet Could be Habitable... Sweltering, but Habitable | Howard Florey shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine for extracting penicillin. | Hubble telescope zeroes in on green blob in space | In Vitro Pioneer Robert Edwards Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine | Internet-Connected Glasses Like Wearing Smartphone Shades | Inventions by British Engineers Solving Health Problems In 3rd World |
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| Irene Ayako Uchida helped find the link between radiation and birth defects. | Irene Curie was the second woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in science; the first woman was her mother, Marie. | Is Zombie Parasite Causing Bee Die-Off? | Jack St. Clair Kilby invented the microchip. | James Burke developed a model of discovery called the Knowledge Web to connect information across space and time. | Jane Mt. Pleasant is an agricultural scientist who looks to the past to meet today's farming needs. |
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| Jonas Salk discovered the polio vaccine. | Kathy Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space. | Leon Lederman devotes much of his time and energy to improving science education in America. | Leonard Adleman improves lives with his work in DNA technology. | Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist and inventor. | Leslie Thompson is a scientist devoted to finding a cure for Huntington's Disease. |
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| Louis Pasteur advanced the practice of medicine with his discoveries. | Luz Maria Rodriguez-Fernandez conducts cancer research to help understand the disease process. | Madame Curie received the Nobel Prize for her discovery of Radium. | Mae Jemison dreamed of going to space since childhood. | Magdalena Hurtado is an anthropologist who studies the Ache people of Paraguay. | Margaret Mead was a renowned anthropologist who thought in terms of 'the interconnection of all aspects of human life.' |
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| Marie Curie discovered radioactivity as an atomic property, opening the door to 20th century science. | Martha Mecartney is a scientist, engineer and professor committed to helping young women interested in the field of science. | Meenakshi Wadhwa studies meteorites and the processes involved in their formation. | Merieme Chadid is an astronomer from Morocco who did research at the South Pole. | Mohammed Bah Abba invented a refrigeration device that is not dependent on electricity. | NASA Discovers New Lifeform That Redefines Search For Life Beyond Earth |
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| NASA's Latest Mars Rover Scrambles to Meet November Launch | Neil A. Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. | New Planet Discovered In "Goldilocks Zone" ... Not too hot, Not too cold ... | Nicolaus Copernicus was the first astronomer to propose that the planets orbit around the sun. | Nikola Tesla was the father of many modern inventions. | Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to Trio for Carbon-bonding Techniques |
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| Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Creators of Revolutionary Atom-thin Material | Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his success in increasing the world's food supply. | Obama Reveals "inner science geek" at White House Science Fair | Orville and Wilbur Wright were brothers determined to build a better flying machine. | Patrick Nagatani uses photography and colored lights to promote good health. | Paul Munsen Solar Oven Man manufactures sun ovens, which harness the sun's rays to provide an environmentally safe source of energy. |
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| Paul Sipiera led an expedition into Antarctica to find meteorites for NASA. | Percy Julian was a groundbreaking African American chemist, inventor, and trailblazer. | Philo T. Farnsworth was the inventor of the television. | Physicists Close in on "God Particle" | Physics breakthrough? Speedy Neutrinos Challenge Einstein's E=mc2 | Ramani Sankaranarayanan and Geeta Vaidyanathan founded CTxGrEn to show villagers how to turn native materials into fuel for electricity. |
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| Ray Kurzweil is an inventor who uses technology to restore health. | Reef Ball Foundation restores damaged coral reef systems around the world. | Richard Feynman shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for work in the field of quantum electrodynamics. | Robert Koch was an important medical researcher of the 19th century. | Rokhaya Gueye treats malaria and raises awareness about women's health issues in Senegal. | Saeed Awan developed a new carpet loom that reduces child labor in Pakistan. |
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| Sandra Begay-Campbell is a Native American engineer who brings solar-powered energy to the Navajo reservation. | Sanoussi Diakite invented the fonio husking machine. | Scientists from All Over the World Scour Iceland For Clues to Our Future | Scientists: Faster-than-light Finding Still Holds | Shannon Hackett studies the genetic diversity and evolution in tropical birds. | Singapore's "Supertrees" Bring National Gardens into City Center |
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| Sir Alexander Fleming saved millions of lives with his discovery of penicillin. | Solar Sister Wants to Light Up Rural Africa | Srinivasa Ramanujan made groundbreaking contributions to mathematics. | Stephanie Jenouvrier is a population ecologist researching the effects of climate change on emperor penguins. | Stephen W. Hawking is a renowned theoretical physicist. | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is a Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist who contributed to our understanding of the stars. |
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| Tania Ruiz is an astrophysicist committed to science education and helping women reach their goals. | Temple Grandin is a professor, doctor of animal science and an autism activist. | Thais Corral gives women a voice in their communities through access to communication technology. | The Space Shuttle's Legacy | Therese Koutnik is an inspiration to her sister and a role model for girls who would like to become engineers. | Thomas Alva Edison is considered one of the world's greatest inventors. |
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| Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. | Tom Chau Biomedical Engineer uses science and technology to maximize opportunities for people with disabilities. | Tom Dibblee was a legendary geologic mapper. | U.S. Scientists Testing Early Earthquake Warning System | Ursula Goellner-Scheiding has studied insects for over 60 years. | Usha Varanasi is the first woman to lead a Fisheries Science Center. |
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| Vint Cerf is an Internet pioneer who passionately believes that all people should benefit from the information revolution. | Vladimir Kosma Zworykin is called 'The Father of Television'. | Wes Jackson was a professor who returned to the land to advance sustainable agriculture practices. | Wilson Bentley was the first person to photograph a single snowflake. | Women Making Slow But Sure Strides In Science and Math | XIV Argonauts broadcasted their explorations of the Channel Islands. |
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| Yuri Gagarin was the first human being to journey into space. | Zohra Ben Lakhdar is a physicist from Africa who does research on atomic spectroscopy. |
