SCIENTIST HEROES |
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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 |
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| Alan Turing laid the theoretical groundwork for the first computer. | Albert Einstein believed in the power of imagination. | Alexander Borodin was an accomplished chemist, composer and staunch advocate of women's rights. | Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the first telephone. |
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| 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. |
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| Ancient Art Supplies Found In South African Cave | Andrea Mia Ghez is an astrophysicist best known for her discoveries about the black hole at the center of our galaxy. | 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. |
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| 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. | 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. |
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| Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, diplomat, writer, and a huge influence on American history. | Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, civic leader and founding father of the U.S. | Bernard Fantus created the world's first blood bank. | Bernardo Houssay was an Argentinean physiologist and Nobel Prize winner. |
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| Beth Rickard Environmentalist is an advocate of solar as the energy of the future. | Bidding A Fond Fairwell to The Space Shuttle | 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 |
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| 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. |
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| Clifford V. Johnson is a string theorist who studies the makeup of the smallest particles of the universe. | 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. |
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| 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. | Darlene Ketten studies stranded whales and dolphins. |
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| 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. |
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| Doctors: Transplant Advance in Windpipe Cancer Surgery Uses Stem Cells | Dr Deepak Acharya is a scientist devoted to protecting India's endangered Patalkot Forest. | 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. | 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. | Dr. Susan Love is committed to women's health issues. | Dr. Tedd Collins IV is giving hope to mixed heritage patients with his work on cord blood transplants. |
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| Dr. Zeda Rosenberg is working to protect women from HIV/AIDS. | Educational Project Challenges Students to Design and Build Super Efficient Vehicles | Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female doctor and opened the first medical school for women. | 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. | Experimental Hypersonic Glider Speeds to New Heights | F. Sherwood Rowland discovered the 'greenhouse effect.' |
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| 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. | From "Hubble" to "WISE", Space Telescopes Unveil the Heavens |
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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. | George Washington Carver is famous for experimenting with plants. | Gertrude B. Elion developed the AIDS drug, AZT. |
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| Gina Gallant is an inventor whose passion is protecting the environment. | 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. |
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| Guion S. Bluford, Jr. became the first African-American in space. | 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 | 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 | 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. |
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| 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. | Jonas Salk discovered the polio vaccine. | Kathy Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space. |
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| 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. |
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| 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.' | 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Nikola Tesla was the father of many modern inventions. | Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to Trio for Carbon-bonding Techniques | 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. |
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| Ocean Science Satellite to Monitor World's Oceans | On 25th Anniversary of Chernobyl Meltdown Medvedev Pushes for Safer Nuclear Energy | Orville and Wilbur Wright were brothers determined to build a better flying machine. | Paralyzed Ex-NBA Player Dreams of Bionic Legs |
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| 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. | Paul Sipiera led an expedition into Antarctica to find meteorites for NASA. | Peasant Inventors Showcased in China |
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| 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 |
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| President Obama Bestows National Medals of Science and Technology | Ramani Sankaranarayanan and Geeta Vaidyanathan founded CTxGrEn to show villagers how to turn native materials into fuel for electricity. | Ray Kurzweil is an inventor who uses technology to restore health. | Reef Ball Foundation restores damaged coral reef systems around the world. |
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| 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. | Russian Astronauts Spend 17 Months Isolated in Mock Space Capsule |
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| Saeed Awan developed a new carpet loom that reduces child labor in Pakistan. | Sandra Begay-Campbell is a Native American engineer who brings solar-powered energy to the Navajo reservation. | Scientists from All Over the World Scour Iceland For Clues to Our Future | Scientists: Faster-than-light Finding Still Holds |
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| Shannon Hackett studies the genetic diversity and evolution in tropical birds. | Singapore's "Supertrees" Bring National Gardens into City Center | Sir Alexander Fleming saved millions of lives with his discovery of penicillin. | Solar Sister Wants to Light Up Rural Africa |
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| Solar-Powered Plane Completes Historic International Flight | Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off for the Last Time | Space Station Astronauts Tackle Urgent Repair Job | Srinivasa Ramanujan made groundbreaking contributions to mathematics. |
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| Stephanie Jenouvrier is a population ecologist researching the effects of climate change on emperor penguins. | Stephen Hawking is a renowned theoretical physicist who writes about 'black holes'. | Stephen Hawking Honored at World Science Festival | 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. | Thais Corral gives women a voice in their communities through access to communication technology. | The Space Shuttle's Legacy | The World Mourns Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011) |
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| 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. | Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. | Tom Chau Biomedical Engineer uses science and technology to maximize opportunities for people with disabilities. |
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| Tom Dibblee was a legendary geologic mapper. | Top Students Take Home Grand Prizes Worth $100,000 | U.S. Scientists Testing Early Earthquake Warning System | Ursula Goellner-Scheiding has studied insects for over 60 years. |
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| Usha Varanasi is the first woman to lead a Fisheries Science Center. | 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. |
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| Whitehouse Backs Bid to Encourage Women Scientists | 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. |
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