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D O R O T H Y  H O D G K I N  

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‘ at the sir john leman school in beccles, england, dorothy crowfoot hodgkin and her friend norah pusey, were the only two  girls in the chemistry class. they had to petition to take chemistry  rather than ‘domestic science’ with the other girls. ‘

in 1964 she won the nobel prize in chemistry.

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Maxims #93 — Thomas Kuhn

Maxims #93 — Thomas Kuhn

Thomas Kuhn (1922 – 1996) was an American philosopher of science who introduced the term “paradigm shift”. The success of the paradigm… is at the start largely a promise of success. Thomas Kuhn, philosopher of science Sources for quotations: WikiQuotes, EGS, GoodReads, BrainyQuotes, TodayInScience, Quotations from Thomas Kuhn 1. “Normal science” – the activity in which most scientists…

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Today in Science 1/3/1919 Ernest Rutherford succeeded in splitting the atom by bombarding nitrogen atoms with alpha particles emitted by radioactive materials. He transmuted nitrogen atoms into oxygen.#MakeScienceFamous#TodayInScience

— Merry Newtonmas (@MerryNewtonmas) January 3, 2018

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Tribulation

The Artdog Quote of the Week:

Does anybody else miss President Barack Obama the way I do? As usual, he’s making good sense, here. Also as usual, a lot of people haven’t/aren’t/refuse to listen. Gonna be a squeaker, if it isn’t already too late, I fear.

IMAGE: Many thanks to TodayInSci for this image.

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Nine years ago today the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere. Mission STS-107 was the 113th shuttle launch and was delayed over two years from its original launch date of January 11, 2001. This loss resulted in the suspension of the shuttle program until President Bush announced the [Vision for Space Exploration](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_for_Space_Exploration) less than a year later.

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#TodayInScience 12/1/1959 The first color photo of the earth was taken from outer space. The photo was taken from the nose of a Thor missile launched from Cape Canaveral.#MakeScienceFamous http://pic.twitter.com/zKt4qd6nMt

— Merry Newtonmas (@MerryNewtonmas) December 1, 2017