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McNutt, Marcia K.
Director Marcia K. McNutt, is a distinguished scientist and administrator and the first woman director of the USGS in its 130-year history. Dr. McNutt previously served as... More »
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Hansen, James E.
Last Updated on 2012-07-27 at 07:56
James E. Hansen (1941- ) is an American physicist known for his research in the field of climatology and his testimony on climate change to congressional committees in the... More »
Curie, Marie Sklodowska
Last Updated on 2012-06-21 at 11:05
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Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867–1934) was the first person ever to receive two Nobel Prizes: the first in 1903 in physics, shared with her husband... More »
McNutt, Marcia K.
Last Updated on 2012-05-07 at 19:08
Director Marcia K. McNutt, is a distinguished scientist and administrator and the first woman director of the USGS in its 130-year history. Dr. McNutt previously served as... More »
Bethe, Hans Albrecht
Last Updated on 2010-08-26 at 17:04
Hans Albrecht Bethe (1906-2005), a German physicist noted for his discovery of the reactions that supply the energy of stars. After the rise of Nazis in Germany, Bethe... More »
Oppenheimer, Julius Robert
Last Updated on 2010-08-26 at 17:03
Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967), a Jewish-American physicist, was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, the World War II effort by the U.S. to develop... More »
Gell-Mann, Murray
Last Updated on 2010-08-26 at 17:00
Murray Gell-Mann (1929-), an American physicist, won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1969 for his work pertaining to the classification of subatomic particles and their... More »
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