Dutch-German-Polish physicist and engineer who, using his glass-blowing skills, created the first mercury filled thermometer. He also developed a temperature scale which carries his name.
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was born on 24 May, 1686
Today's Events: 10 December
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Apollo 17 lands on the moon
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Patent for first programmable industrial robot filed
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Nobel prizes awarded for the first time
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World’s first traffic lights installed
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Meter becomes official unit of France
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Newton’s derivation of Kepler’s laws read to Royal Society
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Joe Ossanna Birthday
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E. H. Shepard Birthday
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Melvil Dewey Birthday
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Ada Lovelace Birthday
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Bonvi Death Anniversary
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Wolf V. Vishniac Death Anniversary
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Paul Otlet Death Anniversary
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Alfred Nobel Death Anniversary