 1642 - Isaac Newton born: made fundamental contributions to physics (gravitation, optics, mechanics) and mathematics (calculus); researcher in alchemy. |
| 1761 - William Gregor born: discovered titanium (Ti, element 22) analysis of minerals |
| 1812 - Ludwig Ferdinand Wilhelmy born: chemical kinetics; first measurement of homogeneous reaction rate. |
| 1851 - Herman Frasch born: sulfur mining (Frasch process, developed in Louisiana). |
| 1876 - Adolf Windaus born: synthesis of histamine; structure of cholesterol; research on steroids; Nobel Prize, 1928 |
| 1904 - Gerhard Herzberg born: spectroscopic analysis of electronic structure and geometry of molecules and radicals; Nobel Prize, 1971. |
sources: http://webserver.lemoyne.edu/faculty/giunta/week.html, http://todayinsci.com
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