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In December 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a controversial decision. As director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, he pointed the Hubble...
On October 3, 1996, the Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Wisława Szymborska of Kraków, Poland, praising her poetry's "ironic precision." What...
On the morning of February 28, 1953, Francis Crick burst into the Eagle pub in Cambridge, England, and announced to the lunchtime crowd that he...
In December 1995, Robert Williams, director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, made a decision that baffled his colleagues. He pointed the Hubble...
On April 14, 2003, scientists announced the completion of the Human Genome Project — a thirteen-year international effort to map the entire human genetic code....
On April 14, 2003, scientists announced what thirteen years of painstaking work had finally achieved — the Human Genome Project was complete. Researchers from twenty...
On December 7, 1996, Wisława Szymborska stood before the Swedish Academy in Stockholm to deliver her Nobel lecture. The Polish poet — so private she...
On December 10, 1996, in Stockholm's Concert Hall, the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska received the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy honored her for...
On the morning of February 28, 1953, Francis Crick strode into the Eagle pub near Cambridge University and declared to the lunchtime crowd that he...
On April 14, 2003, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced that thirteen years of painstaking work had reached its goal: scientists had successfully mapped...
On February 28, 1953, Francis Crick walked into the Eagle pub near Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory and announced to the lunch crowd that he and...
In December 1995, Robert Williams, director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, made a decision his colleagues called reckless. He pointed the Hubble...