Month → February

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February 1, 1958 – Death of Clinton Davisson, discoverer of the diffraction of electrons from crystalline surfaces

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Feb

February 3, 1894 – Death of Edmond Frémy, known for the salt that bears his name, although he also made great discoveries, such as artificial ruby

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Feb

February 4, 1990 – Death of Berta Karlik, first professor at the University of Vienna and discoverer of astatine isotopes and its existence in nature as a product of processes

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Feb

February 5, 2015 - Death of Val Logsdon Fitch

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Feb

February 6, 1804 - Death of the polymath Joseph Priestley, who discovers "dephlogisticated air"

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Feb

Neutrons were discovered on February 7, 1932, by James Chadwick

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Feb

8 de febrero de 1834 - Nace Dmitri Mendelèiev

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Feb

February 10, 1836 – Death of Madame Lavoisier, the “mother of modern chemistry”

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Feb

February 10, 1959 - Death of Arturo Duperier, scientist noted for his study of cosmic radiation

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Feb

February 11 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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Feb

February 11, 1847 – Birth of Thomas Alva Edison, an inventor with 1,093 patents who was able to modify the customs and habits of his time

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Feb

February 11, 1898 – Birth of Leó Szilárd, the man with great ideas on nuclear physics, engineering and molecular biology

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