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Thomas Young, English scientist

Thomas Young (June 13, 1773May 10, 1829) was an English scientist, researcher, physician and polymath. He is sometimes considered to be "the last person to know everything": that is, he was familiar with virtually all the contemporary Western academic knowledge at that point in history. Clearly this can never be verified, and other claimants to this title are Gottfried Leibniz, Leonardo da Vinci, and Francis Bacon, among others.

[edit] June 12, 2006 - July 6, 2006

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon

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[edit] May 31, 2006 - June 12, 2006

The only known photograph of Frédéric Chopin

The only known photograph of Frédéric Chopin.

Frédéric François Chopin (IPA: [fʁedeʁik fʁɑ̃swa ʃɔpɛ̃]), (March 1, 1810[1] – October 17, 1849) is one of the most famous, influential and admired composers for the piano, and Poland's most significant composer.

[edit] May 23, 2006 - May 31, 2006

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman (born Walter Whitman) (May 31, 1819March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist born in West Hills, Huntington on Long Island in New York. His most famous works are the poetry collections Leaves of Grass and Drum-Taps.

Photo credit: George C. Cox (1887), Source: Library of Congress.

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[edit] December 22, 2005 - May 23, 2006

Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879April 18, 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century. He proposed the theory of relativity and also made major contributions to the development of quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and cosmology. He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect in 1905 (his "miracle year") and "for his services to Theoretical Physics."

Photo credit: Oren Jack Turner, Source: Library of Congress.