On January 28, 1986, Americans watched the launch of Space Shuttle Challenger.
Scientists
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Kapany also gave the new technology its name.
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Treffert explored how the minds of people on the autism spectrum work.
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She broke new ground by asking women about their own pleasure.
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Feynman also developed a method to predict sunspot cycles.
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His technology is the foundation of digital photography.
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She was the first women to win the prestigious Turing award.
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Wong-Staal led the first team to clone HIV, a breakthrough that paved the way for HIV tests and the drug cocktails that allow people to live with HIV/AIDS.
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Imahara was an electrical engineer and roboticist who was best known for hosting “MythBusters” and “White Rabbit Project.”
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Dement was one of the first scientists to study sleep, and his work helped demonstrate just how important it is.