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1824: The dawn of dino mania

1824: The dawn of dino mania

The first scientific account of a dinosaur was made 200 years ago.
They broke the atom's heart

They broke the atom's heart

John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton devised the original particle accelerator.
Remembering Srinivasa Sourirajan, the 'father of reverse osmosis'

Remembering Srinivasa Sourirajan, the 'father of reverse osmosis'

Dr Srinivasa Sourirajan co-invented the life-saving reverse osmosis water purification process.
Alan Turing: The enigmatic codebreaker

Alan Turing: The enigmatic codebreaker

Mathematician Alan Turing's role in cracking German ciphers shaped the course of the Second World War and saved millions of lives.
Masahiro Hara: he cracked the QR code

Masahiro Hara: he cracked the QR code

Drawing ideas from a board game, Masahiro Hara made the world a more efficiently pixellated place with a machine-readable matrix.
Luke Howard: the 'Godfather of Clouds'

Luke Howard: the 'Godfather of Clouds'

By classifying clouds, Luke Howard brought order to meteorology.
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