John von Neumann stands as a towering figure in the annals of 20th-century science, distinguished by his profound contributions across multiple disciplines. Born in Budapest in 1903, his remarkable ...

A new study shows that the oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900--1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were ...

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The MIT Press is rescuing early 20th-century science fiction from obscurity. The excerpts that follow might remind you of stories that came later. I’ve spent the past few years, on behalf of the MIT ...

Chinese scientist is remembered as one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, alongside Albert Einstein.

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THE LADY TASTING TEA: HOW STATISTICS REVOLUTIONIZED SCIENCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (BOOK REVIEW) Florence Nightingale once wrote that, "To understand God's thoughts, we must study statistics, for ...

Thanks to finding bits of bone, tools, and other aspects of human existence, archeologists have been able to reconstruct much of what life looked like in various times and locations around the globe.