James Dewar, died 1923
Sir James Dewar FRS FRSE (20 September 1842 – 27 March 1923) was a British chemist and physicist. He is best known for his invention of the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction with research into […]
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Val Logsdon Fitch, born 1923
Val Logsdon Fitch (March 10, 1923 – February 5, 2015) was an American nuclear physicist who, with co-researcher James Cronin, was awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment using the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven […]
U.S. Daylight Savings Time starts
Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typically by one […]
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Sundays at CTU: God’s Creation with Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ
The James and Catherine Denny Center 5416 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesAt the annual Dr. Barry Rankin Sunday at CTU on God’s Creation, CTU will feature a lecture by Br. Guy Consolmagno
St. Patrick’s Day (Ireland)
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. 'the Day of the Festival of Patrick'), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date […]
Conjunction Moon & Saturn
The Moon will pass 3°35' to the south of Saturn before sunrise on this date.
Life and Science in an Absolute Monarchy – Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J.
Kavli Auditorium - SLAC 2575 Sand Hill Road,, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesBrother Guy Consolmagno to give a talk at SLAC's Kavli Auditorium, Monday, March 20, 2023 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm PST
From Galileo to Laudato Si’: Why Science Needs Faith
St. Ignatius Parish 650 Parker Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. to give a lecture on Thursday, March 23, 2023, 6:30 PM at St. Ignatius Parish in San Francisco, CA
Christopher Clavius SJ, born 1538
Christopher Clavius, SJ (25 March 1538 – 6 February 1612) was a Jesuit German mathematician, head of mathematicians at the Collegio Romano, and astronomer who was a member of the Vatican commission that accepted the proposed […]
Daylight Savings Time begins in Europe
Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typically by one […]
