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Top events for the nation and the world in 2017 Prev Next Frog News Rare Frog Species Captured and Another Species Discovered On February 4, researchers located and captured specimens of…Maurice Hilleman Biography
inventorBorn: 1919Died: 2005 While at Merck, Hilleman pioneered the development of many of the vaccines commonly used today such as MMR, used to combat measles…Miguel Ondetti Biography
inventorBorn: 1930Died: 2004 By synthesizing captopril during their careers at Bristol Myers Squibb, Cushman and Ondetti created the first medical treatment…Nick Holonyak Biography
inventorBorn: 28 November 1928Best Known as: inventor of the first III-V alloy visible LEDs Nick Holonyak invented the first light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which…Otto Wichterle Biography
inventorBorn: 1913Died: 1998 Wichterle's soft contact lens proved to be less expensive and more comfortable than traditional glass or hard plastic lenses. A…Patricia Bath Biography
inventorBorn: November 4, 1942Birthplace: Harlem, New YorkBest Known as: African-American scientist and inventor Born in Harlem, New York, Bath holds a bachelor's…Paul Baran Biography
inventorBorn: 1926 Baran developed one of the fundamental concepts behind today's advanced computer networking systems. Digital packet switching allowed for…Paul Lauterbur Biography
inventorBorn: 1929Died: March 27, 2007 Lauterbur made the widespread application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology possible by devising a practical way…Peter Goldmark Biography
inventorBorn: 1906Died: 1977 Goldmark's LP record dominated the music industry for years. His innovation allowed lengthier recordings of music to be feasible…Peter Mansfield Biography
inventorBorn: 1933 Working independently from Paul Lauterbur, Mansfield developed efficient technology that allowed for faster MRI imaging.Trending
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