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Walk down Reader's Digest memory lane with these quotes from famous people throughout the decades. The post 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Bolt also holds the 200 metres world teenage best results for the age categories 15 (20.58 s), 16 (20.13 s, former world youth record), [341] [342] 17 (19.93 s) and 18 (19.93 s, world junior record). [88] He also holds the 150 metres world best set in 2009, during which he ran the last 100 metres in 8.70 seconds, the quickest timed 100 metres ...
Florence Bascom was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on July 14, 1862. [1] The youngest of five children, Bascom came from a family who, unlike most at the time, encouraged women's entrance into society. [2]
There are still miles to go for women in the business world, but the strides made in recent years have been nothing less than empowering. As of 2016, women held about 24 percent of all senior ...
Frank John Fenner (21 December 1914 – 22 November 2010) was an Australian scientist with a distinguished career in the field of virology.His two greatest achievements are cited as overseeing the eradication of smallpox, [2] and the attempted control of Australia's rabbit plague through the introduction of Myxoma virus.
18 awards and medals to recognise achievement in the humanities and social sciences United Kingdom: British Academy Medal: British Academy: Outstanding achievement that has transformed understanding of a particular subject or field of study in ... any branch of the humanities and social sciences United Kingdom: Burkitt Medal: British Academy
An international campaign, created by the 1001 Inventions organisation, titled 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham featuring a series of interactive exhibits, workshops and live shows about his work, partnering with science centers, science festivals, museums, and educational institutions, as well as digital and social media ...
Aylward died on 3 January 1970, about a month and a half short of her 68th birthday, and was buried in a small cemetery on the campus of Christ's College in Guandu, New Taipei, Taiwan. She was known to the Chinese as 艾偉德 (Àiwěidé; 'The Virtuous One' – a Chinese approximation to 'Aylward'). Her ministry in Taipei continues to develop ...