Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Do you know who Christiane Nusslein-Volhard is? Without Christiane, we would have never known about the developmental genes in the zebrafish. This is only one interesting thing that Christiane is known for. In the following essay, I am going to tell you more about her early life, career and later life. Christiane Nusslein-Volhard was born on October 20, 1942, at the crux of World War 2 in Tubingen Germany. After she finished high school, she went to the University of Tubingen, where she studied the protein DNA-Interaction. She graduated from college in the year 1962. In the year 1992, she started her research on the developmental genes in the Zebrafish. This is an important fact because without
It was her cells that became what is known as HELA cells or immortal cells. Her story is interesting to me because of her impact on the science community. Her cells allowed scientist to perform
In 1942 no one knew that an amazing and talented scientist was born among them. Little did they know that she was an African American. Nobody knew that she would become famous for an invention, The Laserphaco Probe, and that she would become one of the best ophthalmologists. She has helped make our country’s ophthalmologic care become so advanced. She is a very gifted inventor, scientist, and ophthalmologist.
Philippe Petit changed numerous peoples’ thoughts about the Twin Towers when he performed his high wire walk between them in 1974. Before Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers in 1974, people weren’t certain how they felt about the construction of the World Trade Center. After Philippe performed, people began to warm up to the idea of the towers. Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers on August 7, 1974. This event prompted Andrew McMahon to write the song “Platform Fire” about this event for his band, Jack’s Mannequin. This song was not a hit for the band; however, fans of Jack’s Mannequin seem to have a special place in their heart for it.
was born in Vienna, Austria in 1909, where she lived with her parents until the
Nettie Stevens was not credited very well for her discovery. Instead, someone else was given the credit even though Nettie had done all of the work.
...or instance, hepatitis C virus), biological molecules (such as cyclic adenosine monophosphate), and Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) virus (Bauman et. al. 2011). Rosalyn had went farther in the world of science than anyone including her self thought was possible (Bauman et. al. 2011). Rosayln and Berson changed history, altered the way science was perceived and their time, and how today we see and research science.
Many of the events in Sophie’s childhood led up to her defying the Nazis. Sophie was like most German girls in her early years.. She was born May 9, 1921 in Forchtenberg am Kocher (Burns; Bartoletti 5). Her family grew up in Ulm, which is a town located in the Southern half of Germany, where Robert Scholl, her dad was elected mayor of two small towns. Sophie had 5 siblings; Inge, Hans,
On November 17, 1942 Evelyn and John VandenBosch gave birth to their first daughter, Yvonne VandenBosch. She was born in Butterworth Hospital located in the growing city of Grand Rapids, Michigan but that was not home for long. Along with her two siblings, Carol and Joan, Yvonne had a mother that could not stay planted for long. By the age of eight Yvonne had lived in Michigan, Oregon, and Texas. The moving took a toll on Yvonne’s view of life. She was always looking for something new or different, similar to the way her mother acted. With an ever-moving mother came a father that was always looking for new ways to make money for the family. On one occasion, her father thought it would be a good idea to buy rabbits and raise them. For some odd
Adam Nussbaum’s profile as a drummer gained significant recognition when he stinted/recorded with Steve Swallow, John Abercrombie, Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, and John Scofield, among many others.
want for adventure. A weekend camping trip is something to get you out in some nice
7. Sapolsky, R. M., (1994) Why Zebra Don't Get Ulcers. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company
Have you ever heard of Emily-Anne Rigal? Emily-Anne is an anti-bully teen activist , but what's her story from becoming a teen activist? Research shows, when Emily-Anne was in elementary school she was bullied by the “popular” kids. They called her fat and ugly. She had said “ I have gotten very isolated at school so I switched to an all girl school.” At Emily-Anne's new school she wasn’t being bullied. She said she didn’t want to risk of being bullied again. So she became a bully herself. According to Emily-anne, a girl wanted to walk with Emily-Anne and her friend, but they didn't include her for some reason and they started running and laughing. According to Emily-Anne, her friends didn’t want anything to do with bullying anymore,
Hildegard Peplau was born in 1909 in Pennsylvania. As a child, she saw the devastating effects of the flu epidemic in 1918, which greatly influenced
Maurice Ravel The Romantic Period of Classical music denotes an era where composers instilled a high amount of emotion and intense feeling into their works. This style of composition had never before been heard and marked a shift in the culture of fine arts. This is the world in which Maurice Ravel was born into. The famous French impressionist came to grace the world with his musical mind through a collection of works that conveyed acute passion and love for music as well as the world around him. Thanks to his fervent musical spirit, Ravel is remembered through history as an influential composer during the Romantic Era.
Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828, to parents Sophie Allote de la Fuÿe and Pierre Verne. He was born a French citizen, on an artificial island called Île Feydeau. The island was situated in Nantes on the Loire River. His father was an attorney and his mother was from a family of Scottish navigators. Verne had three sisters, Anna, Mathilde and Marie, and one brother, Paul. He was the oldest of the five children. Verne had a stable household throughout his childhood, and he received a good education.