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Nobel Prize winner for research funding
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Nobel Prize winner for research funding

The pioneer in genetic research James Watson decided to sell the Nobel Prize for his co-discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, the basis of life.

December 15, 2018
The inventor of the laser died
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The inventor of the laser died

Charles Townes, a fellow Nobel laureate with two Russian scientists, invented lasers, died at the age of 99.

December 15, 2018
13 facts about Bill Gates
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13 facts about Bill Gates

Page Business Insider points through 13 facts not everyone knows about the richest billionaire in the world: Bill Gates.

December 15, 2018
Homemade youth plane in South Sudan
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Homemade youth plane in South Sudan

Father passed away, his studies were unfinished, but George Mel, the boy from South Sudan, did not give up on his dream of building an airplane he cherished from childho…

December 15, 2018
People pave the way for space travel
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People pave the way for space travel

Last time, the scientific community had many activities to mark the 45th year since the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the moon.

December 15, 2018
The last person set foot on the Moon
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The last person set foot on the Moon

Gene Cernan was one of three people who had twice gone to the Moon and became the last person to set foot on the satellite surface of the Earth since 1972.

December 15, 2018