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Sunday 23 December 2012

10 SCIENTISTS WHO MATTERED IN 2012


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Ten people who mattered this year
By
Nature, 21 December 2012.

Nature tells the human stories behind this year's events in science: from Adam Steltzner, who ensured the Curiosity rover touched down safely on Mars, to Cynthia Rosenzweig, who forecast the impact of a superstorm on New York more than a decade before hurricane Sandy roared into life.

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Top pictures, from left: Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Cynthia Rosenzweig, Adam Steltzner, Cédric Blanpain, Elizabeth Iorns.
Bottom pictures, from left: Jun Wang, Jo Handelsman, Tim Gowers, Bernardo De Bernardinis, Ron Fouchier.

To learn more about their stories…


Top image: Artist's concept of Curiosity rover approaching Mars. Image via NASA.

[Source: Nature. Edited. Top image added.]


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