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On August 6, 1881, doctor and bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming was born. As a doctor in the British Army Medical Corps (WWI), Fleming relied on his own skills in titration, the continuous measurement and adjustment in balancing a medication … Continue reading →
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JunDown to the Last Detail
On June 21, 1868, English zoologist Edwin Stephen Goodrich was born. As a promising student at the Slade School of Art, Goodrich became interested in zoology eventually specializing in comparative anatomy – a study that uses the data and achievements … Continue reading →
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Whale of a Watcher
On March 20, 1920, American statistician Douglas George Chapman was born in Alberta, Canada. A professor of mathematical statistics, he became an expert on wildlife data. Chapman was Dean of the University of Washington College of Fisheries and directed … Continue reading
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