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+ | [[19th Century|1856]] – Biologist Edmund Beecher Wilson is born, noted for being the first scientist to publish photographs illustrating how a cell divides. <br> | ||
[[1900]] – Max Planck discovers [[wikipedia: Planck's law|Planck's law of black-body radiation]]. | [[1900]] – Max Planck discovers [[wikipedia: Planck's law|Planck's law of black-body radiation]]. | ||
:* A black-body is an idealized object which absorbs and emits all [[radiation]] frequencies. | :* A black-body is an idealized object which absorbs and emits all [[radiation]] frequencies. | ||
+ | [[1910]] – Birth of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-born [[astrophysics|astrophysicist]], who was awarded the Nobel prize in physics for his studies on the physical processes important to the structure and evolution of stars. <br> | ||
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<noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|293]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|293]]</noinclude> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 31 August 2023
1856 – Biologist Edmund Beecher Wilson is born, noted for being the first scientist to publish photographs illustrating how a cell divides.
1900 – Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
- A black-body is an idealized object which absorbs and emits all radiation frequencies.
1910 – Birth of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-born astrophysicist, who was awarded the Nobel prize in physics for his studies on the physical processes important to the structure and evolution of stars.