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Warren Weaver – Scientist of the Day

Warren Weaver, an American mathematician and science administrator, was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, on July 17, 1894.

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Andrey Avinoff – Scientist of the Day Andrey Avinoff, a Russian/American artist, lepidopterist, and museum director, died in New York City on July 16, 1949, at age 65.

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Iwahashi Zenbei – Scientist of the Day

Iwashashi Zenbei, sometimes known as Iwahashi Yoshitaka, a Japanese astronomer, died July 15, 1811 (Iwahashi is the surname).

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Florence Bascom – Scientist of the Day

Florence Bascom, an American geologist and professor, was born on July 14, 1862 (or possibly July 1, 1863), in Williamstown, Mass.

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James Lind – Scientist of the Day

James Lind, a Scottish physician, died July 13, 1794, at the age of 77.

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Telstar 1 – Scientist of the Day

Telstar 1, the world's first telecommunications satellite, was launched by NASA for AT&T and Bell Labs on July 10, 1962.

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Jan van Eyck – Scientist of the Day

Jan van Eyck, an early Netherlandish painter, died July 9, 1441, at the age of either 51 or 61 (the first 25 – or is it 35? – years of his life is totally undocumented).

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Torbern Bergman – Scientist of the Day

Torbern Bergman, a Swedish chemist and geologist, died July 8, 1784, at age 49.

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Timothy Hackworth – Scientist of the Day

Timothy Hackworth, an English steam locomotive pioneer, died July 7, 1850, at the age of 63.

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Salisbury Cathedral Clock – Scientist of the Day

One of the great inventions of the 14th century was the mechanical cathedral clock.

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Aristarchus of Samos – Scientist of the Day

Aristarchus, a Greek mathematician and astronomer, was born around 310 BCE on Samos, the same Aegean island that had given us Pythagoras two centuries earlier.

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