Notable Birthdays in Science
Jean-Pierre Christin (1683)
French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer Jean-Pierre Christin was born. He is recognized for proposing the reversal of the Celsius thermometer scale, a system that has been widely adopted and remains in use today.
Julius Petri (1852)
German microbiologist Julius Petri was born. He is best known for inventing the Petri dish, a vital tool in modern bacteriology that is extensively used in laboratory studies of bacteria.
Louis Ignarro (1941)
American pharmacologist Louis Ignarro was born. In 1998, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking work in demonstrating the signaling properties of nitric oxide.