Today in Science

March 21st

Births

1768 - Joseph Fourier, French mathematician

1932 - Walter Gilbert, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths

1656 - James Ussher, Irish Anglican archbishop who claimed the universe was created in 4004 BCE

1762 - Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer

1795 - Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist

1980 - Peter Stoner, American mathematician, astronomer and Christian apologist

Argh! That's what I get for cut and pasting from Wikipedia while not paying attentions. Sheech!

By John Lynch (not verified) on 21 Mar 2007 #permalink