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Henrietta Swan Leavitt: She Changed The World But Paid The Price

While Edwin Hubble may have garnered all the plaudits for discovering other galaxies, the true genius that did all the work is often forgotten. Punished because of her sex, Henrietta Swan Leavitt’s work has changed the nature of astronomy forever.

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Yuri Gagarin: The True Cause Of The Death Of The First Man In Space

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He was the young, fresh face of the Soviet Union. Affable, blue-eyed and intelligent, Gagarin created history when he became the first man to breach the Earth’s atmosphere and find himself in Space. However, it was to be his tragic death and the subsequent cover-up that would cause the rumour mill to go into overdrive

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Scott Fahlman: The Man Who Started An Internet Sensation :-)

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Though many of you may never have heard of him, you probably will have known his invention. Virtually ever single person that has used a computer has either seen or copied his work. Everyday it is used hundreds of millions of times by tens of millions of people. Sometimes it is used to signify a

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Xiaonan Sun: The Artist Who May Start A New Trend In Art

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Fashions and fads often stay the same for quite a considerable period of time. However, once in a while, a completely new trend or medium emerges that is unfamiliar, odd even. True art is about taking the ordinary, the everyday and making it alien, extraordinary.

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Graeme Obree: The Turbulent Flying Scotsman

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His story was the stuff of fairytales. A man ascends from nowhere to become internationally famous in the world of cycling. Unemployed for six months, during which time he decided to go for the one hour record, Graeme Obree was an unlikely candidate to enter cycling history.

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Sylvester Stallone: A Talented Writer Who Was Lost On The Screen

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During the 70′s one his creations caused a storm. He is noted for his tough-guy roles. For characters, that are mono-syllabic, emotionally suppressed macho-men. But his true talent took place before a camera was ever switched on. Sylvester Stallone may be famous for his action-hero image but it is his writing ability that alludes to

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The Legacy Of Milton Friedman: A Bankrupt Ireland (Part 3)

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It has been nearly 60 years since Friedman’s economic policies were devised. In 2008, two years after Friedman’s death, defects in the European System have been revealed. With this, the damaging legacy of deregulation is fast becoming apparent. No where is this more evident than in Ireland which now has become bankrupt.

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The Legacy Of Milton Friedman: The Economic Virus Spreads To Europe And The US (Part 2)

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Milton Friedman set about implementing a new economic model, one of deregulation and the removal of restrictions to the open market. South American countries had been coerced into adopting these disastrous policies but now the economic virus was spreading to the United States and Europe.

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