#56 Science in History 7th April 1827 Today in 1827, English pharmacist John Walker sells his first matches in Stockton-on-Tees, England....

#55 Science in History 5th April 1753 The British Museum was founded on 5th April 1753. The British Museum is one of the world's oldest...

#54 Science in History 3rd April 1973 On April 3rd, 1973, Martin "Marty" Cooper made the first-ever cellular phone call. Cooper, who was...

#53 Science in History 1st April 1960 TIROS I, the first successful weather satellite, was launched into orbit on this day in 1960....

#52 Science in History 31st March 1981 Today in 1981, the first patent for a genetically engineered life form was issued to Ananda...

#51 Science in History 28th March 1979 Today in 1979, America faced a nuclear crisis - the worst nuclear accident in a commercial,...

#50 Science in History 27th March 1933 Today in 1933, two British scientists discover polyethylene (polythene). Polyethylene was...

#49 Science in History 24rd March 1882 Today in 1882, Robert Koch announces the discovery of the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis....

#48 Science in History 23rd March 1989 On this day in 1989, fusion at room temperature was claimed by Martin Fleischmann and Stan Pons....

#47 Science in History 20th March 1886 The first demonstration in America of the alternating-current (AC) system for lighting was...

#45 Science in History 6th March 1899 It’s 1899 and on this day, acetylsalicylic acid was patented by Felix Hoffmann for the German...

#44 Science in History 1st March 1954 On this day, 06:45 local time, the Marshall Islands were flooded with the light emitted by the...

#43 Science in History 28th February 1935 On this day in 1935, Wallace H. Carothers discovers nylon. Nylon was discovered by Wallace...

#41 Science in History 22nd February 1630 Today in 1630, popcorn is believed to have been introduced to the European settlers in the...

#40 Science in History 21st February 1811 Published in 1811, the paper 'On a Combination of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygene Gas' was read to...

#39 Science in History 18th February 1930 Today in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered the ninth planet in our solar system, Pluto. Tombaugh...

#38 Science in History 16th February 1923 Today marks the anniversary of one of the most significant discoveries in the history of...

#37 Science in History 15th February 2013 Today in 2013, a bright fireball streaked across the morning sky over Russia's Ural Mountains,...

#36 Science in History 12th February Today is Darwin Day, an annual celebration of the life and work of British naturalist and scientist...

#34 Science in History 10th February 1840 On this day in 1840, Queen Victoria married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha....