Today in History

Lewis Thomas, Immunologist and Educator, Died 27 Years Ago Today 0
- Today in History
- December 3, 2020
On December 3, 1993, Lewis Thomas passed away at the New York Hospital in Manhattan. Thomas strived to tell the stories and mysteries of biology to a broad audience. It is not a simple life to be a single cell, although I have no right to say so, having been a single cell so long ago myself that
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10 January 1947| Stanford Scientists Isolate Polio Virus 0
- Today in History
- January 10, 2020
On this day, 73 years ago, two scientists from Stanford University, U.S., announced the first successful isolation of the poliovirus. Hubert Loring, associate professor at Stanford, and Carlton Schwerdt, chemistry research associate, were able to obtain an 80% pure form of the virus, extracted from cotton rats infected with polio. The discovery was a breakthrough
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The Short, Remarkable Career of Harriet Brooks 0
- Today in History
- July 2, 2019
Meet Harriet Brooks, a renowned Canadian female nuclear scientist, born on this day in 1876 in Ontario.
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Sir David Attenborough: The Beloved TV Icon Has Brought Nature to Our Screens 0
- Today in History
- May 8, 2019
To celebrate the 93rd birthday of Sir David Attenborough, we remember some of the most iconic moments from the illustrious TV broadcaster and producer.
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World Press Freedom Day 2018 | The Deadliest Countries for Journalists 0
- Today in History
- May 3, 2018
May 3, 1993: The United Nations members sign the Declaration of Windhoek, in Namibia. The document encourages an independent and pluralistic press in African countries and channels funds to make this happen. In addition, the UN declares censorship a major violation of human rights and hurries leaders to release jailed journalists. Twenty-five years later, the
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The Real Wonder Drug: How Aspirin Came into Being 0
- Society, Today in History
- August 10, 2017
For decades, a Jewish scientist was erased from the history of Aspirin. The discovery of the most popular painkiller in the world is full of controversies.
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