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Mary Putnam Jacobi, the first woman admited to the Academy of Medicine, an esteemed medical practitioner and teacher, a harsh critic of the exclusion of women from the professions, and a social reformer dedicated to the expansion of educational opportunities for women, was born on this day in 1842.

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John W. Mauchly architect of ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic computer, was born on this day in 1907

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Today is the birthday of prolific inventor Carles Kettering; an engineer whose 140 patents included the electric starter, car lighting and ignition systems.

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On this day in 1853, Valdimir Shukov, the father of hyperboloid structures was born.

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On August 27, 1962 Mariner 2 was launched to Venus.

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His two major inventions , the vacuum tube and sound for motion pictures, changed the world forever. Lee de Forest was born on this day in 1873.

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I'll have my people call your people and remind them that Arnold Neidstadter, the inventor of the Rolodex was born on this day in 1910.

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Today is the birthday of Nicolas Carnot whose work laid the foundation for the second law of thermodynamics. He was born in 1796

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Today is the 62nd birthday of computer science professor Erol Gelenbe; known for his outstanding work in computer and network performance analysis.

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On August 21, 1888 William Burroughs received a patent for a mechanical calulator. Although he did not live to see it, the company he founded eventually became one of the pioneers in the computer business and eventually merged with another company to become Unisys.

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On August 20, 1920 WWJ(first call sign 8MK) of Detroit, Michigan became the first commercial radio station to broadcast on a regular basis in the U.S.

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Today is the birthday of the man who gave the world one of its most transformational technologies, yet his name is known to only a few. Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of the electronic television, was born on this day in 1906.

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Today is the 103rd anniversary of the opening of America's oldest aquarium, the Belle Isle Aquarium of Detroit, Michigan.

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Chemist and cosmetic executive, Hazel Gladys Bishop was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on this day in 1908.

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Inventor, author, editor, and publisher Hugo Gernsback (for whom the prestigious Hugo Award is named) and who is often called "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction", was born 123 years ago today.

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Today is the 115th birth anniversary of physicist and Nobel laureate Louis de Broglie.

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Game designer Cliff Johnson celebrates his 54th birthday today.

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The inventor of the rotary engine, Felix Wankel, was born on this day in 1902.

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On this day in 1990, Sue Hendrickson discovered the largest T-Rex skeleton uncovered so far.

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Christiaan Eijkman was born on this day in 1858. He demonstrated that beriberi was caused by poor diet, a revelation that led to the discovery of vitamins and earned him a share of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1929.

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He was the first to market and mass produce solid body electric guitars and without him rock and roll might not even exist. Leo Fender was born on this day in 1909

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On this day in 1898, Rudolph Diesel received a U.S. patent for the engine which bears his name.

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On this day in 1911 the one millionth patent was issued to Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire.

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He invented the neutrodyne receiver, which eliminated the squeaks and howls of early radios and made commercial radio possible. Louis Hazeltine was born on this day in 1886.

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His accidental discovery of penicillin won him a Nobel prize and is estimated to have saved as many as 200 million lives. Sir Alexander Fleming was born on this day in 1881.

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The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, is 77 today.

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The inventor of the modern pencil Nicolas-Jacques Conte was born 252 years ago today.

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He didn't invent the elevator, but he did invent the automatic brake that made it safe to use. Elisha Otis was born today in 1811.

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Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, was opened in London on this day in 1870.

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The first female astronomy professor in the U.S., Maria Mitchell, was born on this day in 1818.