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07 Oct 1588
Nicolaus Copernicus |
Nicolaus Copernicus (history of science) The first biography of Nicolaus Copernicus (died 1543) is completed by Bernardino Baldi. |
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07 Oct 1806
Carbon paper |
Carbon paper (technology) Carbon paper patented by Ralph Wedgwood in the United Kingdom. |
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07 Oct 1855
François Magendie |
death François Magendie François Magendie (born 1783), physiologist. |
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07 Oct 1885
Niels Bohr |
birth Niels Bohr Niels Bohr (died 1962), Danish physicist |
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07 Oct 1894
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. |
death Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (born 1809), physician and writer. |
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07 Oct 1926
Emil Kraepelin |
death Emil Kraepelin Emil Kraepelin (born 1856), psychiatrist. |
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07 Oct 1939
John Hopcroft |
birth John Hopcroft John Hopcroft, American theoretical computer scientist. |
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07 Oct 1939
Harvey Cushing |
death Harvey Cushing Harvey Cushing (born 1869), American neurosurgeon. |
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07 Oct 1952
barcode |
barcode (technology) The barcode is patented in the United States by Norman J. Woodland and Bernard Silver, though it does not make its first appearance in an American shop until 1974. |
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07 Oct 1969
Karen L. Nyberg |
birth Karen L. Nyberg Karen L. Nyberg, American space engineer and astronaut. |
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