Masatoshi Koshiba was a Japanese physicist and one of the founders of neutrino astronomy. His work with the neutrino detectors Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande was instrumental in detecting solar neutrinos, providing experimental evidence for the solar neutrino problem.
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Actor
1948 · United Kingdom
Jeremy John Irons is an English actor.
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Actor
1974 · United States
James Thomas Fallon is an American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer, best known for his work in television.
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Actor
1941–1974 · United States
Ellen Naomi Cohen, known professionally by the stage name Cass Elliot, was an American singer-songwriter, actress, comedian, and television personality.
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Creator
1911–1993 · United Kingdom
Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), Golding published another 12 volumes of fiction in his lifetime.
Actor
1933–2023 · United States
David Keith McCallum was a Scottish actor and musician.
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Explorer
1965 · United States
Sunita Lyn Williams is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 14, Expedition 15, Expedition 32, and Expedition 71 and commander of Expedition 33 and Expedition 72.
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