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On 2/16 in science history: 1937 chemist Wallace Carothers received a patent for nylon
1961 NASA launched Explorer 9
1961 China initiated its first nuclear reactor
2008 analysis of choanoflagellate’s DNA provided insights into the genetic starter kit of first animals

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OTD: 1960 France conducted its first successful nuclear test in the Sahara Desert
2004 The Harvard–Smithsonian Center identified BPM 37093, a dwarf star; largest known diamond in the universe
2012 The European Space Agency successfully launched Vega rocket on its maiden flight

OTD: 1633 Galileo defended the Copernican theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun
1880 Thomas Edison observed the Edison effect a foundational discovery for electronics
1916 Einstein presented solution to gravity field equations representing solution for black hole.

On February 12 in science history, notable events include the 1809 birth of naturalist Charles Darwin, the 2001 landing of the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft on the asteroid 433 Eros, and the 1935 demonstration of radar in England.

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On 2/9 in science history: Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. became the first African American astronaut to walk in space (1995). Dmitri Mendeleev, who created the periodic table, was born (1834) and Friedlieb Runge, who discovered caffeine, was born (1795)