1979 - Death of Immanuel Velikovsky
Immanuel Velikovsky was a writer born in 1895 in Vitebsk, Russia. After traveling and working in many places throughout the world, he moved to the United States. Immanuel Velikovsky wrote many books regarding history, religion and science. His most famous work is Worlds in Collision.
1962 - Death of Niels Bohr
Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist who lived between 1885-1962. He investigated atomic structure, modifying Rutherford's old model of an atom. Bohr also claimed that an atom's chemical properties are determined only by the electrons with the largest orbits.
1889 - Birthday of Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer who lived between 1889-1953. His observations of galaxies helped him develop the idea of an expanding universe, which forms the basis of modern cosmology. He also discovered a relationship between a galaxy's speed and its distance.
1944 - Death of Arthur Eddington
English astrophysicist and mathematician known for his work on the motion, distribution, evolution and structure of stars.
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