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Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. August 28th 1963
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John D. Barrow: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Apr 29, 2024
Anniversary information added. Nov 25, 2023
Anniversary information added. Sep 22, 2023
He died on September 26, 2020. Oct 28, 2020
Added various awards. Apr 09, 2020
Invalidated site: Official Site of John Barrow. Nov 23, 2017
Add new Web site: The Gifford Lectures - Biography of John D. Barrow. Aug 31, 2017
Add new Web site: Clare Hall Cambridge - Biography of John D. Barrow. Aug 31, 2017
Add new Web site: Official Site of John Barrow. Jul 18, 2011
Article revised and updated. Oct 18, 2007
New article added. Jul 03, 2007
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