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2003 Hal Clement, science fiction writer/educator, Mission of Gravity, dies at 81

2002 Charles Sheffield, science and science fiction writer, Starfire, dies at 67

2002 Lloyd Biggle, "science fiction, mystery writer", dies at 79

2002 Laurence M. Janifer, science fiction writer, dies at 69

2002 Damon Knight, science fiction writer/editor/teacher, To Serve Man, dies at 79

2002 R. A. Lafferty, science fiction writer, Nine Hundred Grandmothers, dies at 87

2002 Jack Haldeman, science fiction writer, Perry's Planet, dies at 60

2001 Sir Fred Hoyle, "astronomer, science fiction writer", ", coined the term ""big bang"", ", dies at 86

2000 John Sladek, science fiction satirist, dies at 62

1997 Alan Charig, paleontologist, BBC science show presenter, dies at 70

1997 Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40

1996 Horace Leonard Gold, science fiction writer/editor, dies at 81

1996 Bob Shaw, science fiction writer, dies of cancer at 64

1996 Alistair Cameron Crombie, historian of science, dies at 80

1991 Dudley McConnell, headed NASA's Earth Science Division, dies

1988 Oldest known insect fossils (390 million yrs) reported in Science

1988 Neil Ronald Jones, science fiction writer (Space War, Twin Worlds), dies at 78

1987 Dean Paul Martin, actor (Billy-Misfits of Science), dies at 35

1983 Journal Science publishes 1st report on nuclear winter

1983 "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby hits #5

1974 Truman Bradley, TV host (Science Fiction Theater), dies at 69

1969 Willey Ley, U.S. science writer, dies at 62

1964 Raphael Sbarge, actor, Risky Business, My Science Project, Werewolf

1963 Fisher Stevens, Chicago, actor, My Science Project, Short Circuit

1962 Pacific Science Center opens at Seattle Center

1960 Ernest Holmes, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine, dies

1960 Kelly LeBrock, born in New York City, actress, Weird Science, Woman in Red

1958 Thomas Dolby, born in Cairo, Egypt, rock vocalist, She Blinded Me With Science

1955 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, TV Host

1955 Kevin Peter Hall, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Misfits of Science

1954 Michael Shermer, born in Glendale, California, science writer, historian, television producer of Fox series 'Exploring the Unknown', founder, The Skeptics Society

1952 Somtow Sucharitkul, SP Somtow, Thailand, science fiction author, Utopia Hunters

1951 Dean Paul Martin, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Billy-Misfits of Science

1950 John Hughes, director, Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science

1948 "Nature of Things" science show premieres on NBC prime time

1944 Wim Van Drimmelen, Dutch sect Science Council of Government policy

1943 Max Wright, Detroit, actor, Buffalo Bill, Alf, Misfits of Science

1942 Daniel Dennett, born in Boston, Massachusetts, philosopher, atheist, focus of study includes philosophy of biology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, relative to cognitive science and evolutionary biology

1936 Ian Hacking, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, analytic philosopher, wrote, 'The Emergence of Probability', brings historical approach to the philosophy of science, won Canda's Killam Prize for the Humanities in 2002

1934 David Hancock, secretary, British Department of Education and Science

1931 Mark Richmond, CEO, Science and Engineering Research Council

1931 Nigel Vinson, born in England, Baron Vinson, businessman, served in Queen's Royal Regiment, Member of National Parks and Countryside Committee, Member of Foundation of Science and Technology

1929 Jules Verne Berman, space and science reporter, ABC-TV

1928 Eric Ash, rector, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

1928 Philip Jose Farmer, Indiana, science fiction novelist, Riverworld

1925 Brian Aldiss, born in East Dereham, England, science fiction author, 'The Helliconia Trilogy' and 'Hothouse'

1925 John Keith Laumer, Anthony LeBaron, U.S., science fiction author, Retief's War

1925 Colin Spedding, CEO, Council of Science and Technology Institutes

1924 History of Science Society organized at Boston

1921 Margaret Gowing, professor, history, science

1917 Arthur C. Clarke, born in Somerset, England, science fiction author, inventor, wrote '2001: A Space Odyssey'

1917 Barry Commoner, born in Brooklyn, New York, biologist, Science and Survival

1915 Alistair Cameron Crombie, historian of science

1914 New York Museum of Science and Industry incorporated

1913 Alfred Bester, U.S., science fiction author, Decievers, Starlight

1910 Mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies

1905 Brian Coffey, born in Dublin, Ireland, poet, publisher, influenced by Catholicism, science and philosophy, surrealism, published in the University Review, established Advent Press

1905 Laszlo Kalmar, born in Hungary, mathematician, discovered mathematical logic, founder, theoretical computer science in Hungary

1905 Truman Bradley, Missouri, TV host, Science Fiction Theater

1903 American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans

1902 1st science fiction film released, A Trip To The Moon

1899 American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress

1895 1st female PhD (science) earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin)

1889 American Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Philadelphia

1887 Ernest Holmes, born in Lincoln, Maine, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine

1886 Noble Drew Ali, Timothy Drew, North Carolina, prophet, Moorish Science Temple

1883 Alfred Korzybski, born in Poland, scientist, Science and Sanity

1874 Dr. Andrew T Sill, of Macon Missouri, finds science of osteopathy

1850 Sonya Kurtovsky Kovalevsky, mathemetician, Academy of Science

1839 Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science

1821 Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science, Science and Health

1794 William Whewell, British philosopher, History of Inductive Science

1780 American Academy of Arts and Science founded

1779 Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography

1773 George Cayley, England, found science of aerodynamics

1708 Albrecht von Haller, born in Switzerland, experimental physiology, Academy of Science

1620 John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography

427 Plato, born in Athens, Greece, writer, philosopher, mathematician, laid foundations of natural philosophy, science, Western philosophy


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