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Dr. Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012), a renowned Indian social entrepreneur known as the ‘Father of the White Revolution’ for his ‘Billion Liter Idea’ (Operation Flood) – the world’s...

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Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy, (August 23, 1931 – October 9, 2006) was widely recognized under her stage name Coccinelle, which means “Ladybug” in French. She was a French actress, entertainer, and singer, notable for being transgender. She gained fame as the first prominently publicized post-war...

Marie Tharp (July 30, 1920 – August 23, 2006) was a pioneering geologist and oceanographer whose groundbreaking work revolutionized our understanding of the Earth’s ocean floors.

Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Ma...

Robert Solow ( 23 August 1924 — 9 March 1992) is an American economist.

Robert Solow was born on 23 August 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1951, where he was exposed to the influential economic minds of his time. This education laid the foundation for his future groundbreaking wo...

John Kendrew (24 March 1917 – 23 August 1997) was a British biochemist and crystallographer who made significant contributions to our understanding of the structure of proteins.

He was born on 24 M...