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Dec 14, 1546
Tycho Brahe
Born -
Oct 9, 1563
Tycho Brahe
Found an error in star charts -
Jan 1, 1572
Tycho Brahe
developed a telescope -
Nov 11, 1572
Tycho Brahe
discovered supernova SN 1572, an isolated star -
Tycho Brahe
Dies -
Isaac Newton
born -
Isaac Newton
builds accurate telescope -
Isaac Newton
published mathematical principles of natural philosophy -
Isaac Newton
published optics -
Isaac Newtown
Dies -
Marie Curie
born in warsaw, poland -
Marie Curie
graduates from high school -
Marie Curie
moves to Paris to study at the sorbonne -
Marie Curie
becomes the first woman to earn a physics degree from the Sorbonne -
Marie Curie
marries Pierre Curie -
Author Eddington
Birthday, December 28th, 1898 -
Marie Curie
gives birth to first daughter, irene; begins her work on radioactivity -
Marie Curie
announces discovery of radium and polonium -
Marie Curie
shares the Nobel Prize in physics with pierre curie and antoine henry becquerel -
Marie Curie
gives birth to second daughter -
Author Eddington
*studied astronomy and developed statistical method of observing
*confirmed Einsteins theory of relativity -
Marie Curie
receives second nobel prize in chemistry -
Marie Curie
provides mobile x-ray service for wounded soldiers in WW1; radium institute opens in Paris -
Author Eddington
published book of mathematical relativity -
Author Eddington
discovered empirical mass luminosity relationship of stars -
Marie Curie
helps open the Radium Institute in her native warsaw -
Marie Curie
dies of leukemia -
Author Eddington
He died Nov. 26th -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
Born. Tampa, Florida -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
Watches "Speaceways" which lead to study in astronomy -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
His mother dies. He copes with it by studying science. -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
Watched a show called "Make room for daddy" which helps him make his decision to go to MIT -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
Bachelor in math and physics from MIT -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
Received Ph.D -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
After Gradation he applied for NASA which lead to him pursuing his childhood dream. -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
Published a book called "Superspace" which taught people about super-symmetry -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
Published "L'artedella Fiscia" Art of physics -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
Awarded National Medal of sciences by president Obama. -
Sylvester James Gates JR.
Became the first African American elected to the Academy of Sciences