Born today in 1707, Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler pioneered the studies of graph theory and topology and greatly influenced many mathematical fields. He's regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians in history and the foremost of the 18th century.🧵👇 #ScienceHistory
Born on this day in 1921, Marie Maynard Daly was the 1st African-American woman to earn a US chemistry doctorate. A trailblazing biochemist, she advanced histone chemistry and was the first to elucidate the link between cholesterol & hypertension. #WomenInSTEM #ScienceHistory
Meet a French chemist who pioneered spectroscopy—Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, born #OnThisDay in 1838. He discovered the elements gallium, samarium, and dysprosium, and refined techniques for separating rare earth elements. #ScienceHistory
We’re excited to announce the #Opioid #Archive National Symposium, Mon, May 13-Thurs, May 16. oida-resources.jhu.edu/oida-national-… Check out the lineup of speakers on topics including #HealthPolicy #HealthLaw #InformationScience #Archive s #HistMed #ScienceHistory
Very Excited to be a part of this wonderful project headed by Joel Barnes and Ian Hesketh on Global Darwin Commemorations.
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Exactly 21 years ago, on April 14, 2003, the Human Genome Project was declared complete!🧬 🎉 This monumental collaborative project, spanning 13 years and 20 international groups, achieved all its goals and finished more than two years ahead of schedule. #ScienceHistory
Metabolite History 🌟Cortisol🌟: Cortisol's saga begins with Thomas Addison in the mid-19th century. In times of peril, it rallies our defenses, mobilizes energy reserves and heightens our senses.
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Born #OnThisDay in 1598, Italian astronomer and priest Giovanni Battista Riccioli is celebrated for his experiments with pendulums and falling bodies, and for introducing current lunar nomenclature. Here's the thread on his legacy🧵👇 #ScienceHistory
Born today in 1794, French physiologist Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens is celebrated as the founder of experimental brain science. Florence first demonstrated experimentally that the main brain divisions were responsible for different functions. #ScienceHistory
Riccioli refined time measurement methods, which allowed him to accurately measure gravity's acceleration on Earth for the first time and validate Galileo's Law of Falling Bodies. His contributions were foundational in scientific exploration. #ScienceHistory
Marie Maynard Daly pioneered establishing hypertension as a precursor to atherosclerosis and uncovering the link between cholesterol and clogged arteries. Her groundbreaking discovery shed light on the mechanisms behind heart attacks. #WomenInScience #ScienceHistory
On #thisDayInScience in 1625, Johannes Faber coined the term 'microscope.' This pivotal invention, enhanced by pioneers like Hooke and van Leeuwenhoek, revolutionized science and medicine, unveiling the microscopic world. #ScienceHistory #Microscope
Relive Benjamin Franklin's legendary kite experiment of 1752, proving lightning is electricity. A daring feat that sparked the future of electrical science. #BenjaminFranklin #ScienceHistory #LightningExperiment
Lecoq de Boisbaudran's discovery of gallium bolstered the credibility of Mendeleyev's periodic table. Gallium's properties matched those predicted by the periodic table for eka-aluminum, an element awaiting discovery, solidifying the table's acceptance. #ScienceHistory #Chemistry
Euler advanced integral calculus, developed the theory of trigonometric and logarithmic functions, simplified analytical operations, and contributed to nearly all parts of pure mathematics. #ScienceHistory
April 16th, 1705: Queen Anne of Britain knights Isaac Newton. Yep, the apple guy! Now Sir Isaac Newton, he rocked the world of science, forever changing our understanding of gravity! 🍎👨🎓⚔️ #todayinhistory #Newton #sciencehistory
Joseph Conlon 💥 The only particle named after its discoverer?
✅The Higgs boson!
🏆 Peter Higgs' theory predicted its existence & in 2012, the LHC confirmed it.
💬Talk about self-fulfilling prophecy!
#ParticlePhysics #ScienceHistory
💭Food for Thought—go Search the Fifth State of Matter😊👍🏻
Born today in 1927, American biochemist Marshall Nirenberg won a 1968 Nobel Prize in physiology/medicine (with Har Gobind Khorana & Robert Holley) for breaking the genetic code and elucidating its role in protein synthesis. Hear what he says about this discovery👇 #ScienceHistory
