“For contributions to scientific knowledge”
TOP 10
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FIRST SCIENTISTS ON POSTAGE STAMPS
1. Philip Emeagwali
2. Joseph Lister
3. Marie Curie
4. Copernicus
5. Mikhail V Lomonosov
6. Sofia Koralevskava
7. Chang Heng
8. Tsu Chungchih
9. Chang Sui
10. Li Shih-chen
First Scientists on Postage Stamps
Philip Emeagwali
Philip Emeagwali is the first living scientist to be celebrated on
postage stamps. Philip Emeagwali discovered that the partial
differential equations of calculus could be solved across a global
network of 65,536 computers. On the foreground were a system of
partial differential equations of calculus that were at the
mathematical core of the discovery made by Philip Emeagwali.
Born: August 23, 1954, Akure, Nigeria
More info: Over 100 Lectures at:
emeagwali.com
SoundCloud.com/emeagwali
YouTube.com/emeagwali
First Scientists on Postage Stamps
Centenary of Joseph Lister (1827–1912), antiseptic surgery
First Scientists on Postage Stamps
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale is one of the founders of modern nursing.
Born: May 12, 1820, Florence, Italy
Died: August 13, 1910, Park Lane, London, United Kingdom
First Scientists on Postage Stamps
Marie Curie (1867–1934), 40th anniversary of discovery of
radium.
Pierre Curie
Pierre Curie contributed to crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and
radioactivity. Discovered: Radium, Polonium
Born: May 15, 1859, Paris, France
Died: April 19, 1906, Paris, France
Marie Curie
Marie Skłodowska Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist
and chemist who co-discovered radium and polonium.
Born: November 7, 1867, Warsaw, Poland
Died: July 4, 1934, Passy, Haute-Savoie, France
Spouse: Pierre Curie (m. 1895–1906)
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450th Anniversary of the Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus (issued in 1923)
Contribution “Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the famous Polish
mathematician and astronomer, responsible for formulating the
heliocentric theory. The theory states that the Sun is the center of our
planetary system, and not the Earth.” [Taken from official citation]
First Scientists on Postage Stamps
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850–1891)
First female mathematician on Russian postage stamps
First Scientists on Postage Stamps
A stamp printed in Communist China shows Seng Yi Xing.
Produced a calendar and contributed to astronomical knowledge.
Wrote the book of Dayan Calendar and Kai Yuan Dayan Calendar.
First Scientists on Postage Stamps
Li Shizhen
A Chinese polymath
Born: July 13, 1518, Qichun County
Died: 1593
First Scientists on Postage Stamps
Zu Chongzhi was a Chinese mathematician and astronomer during the
Liu Song and Southern Qi Dynasties.
Born: 429 AD, Jiankang, China
Died: 500 AD, China
First Scientists on Postage Stamps
Chang Heng, Astronomer; Tsu Chungchih, Mathematician;
Chang Sui, Astronomer; and Li Shih-chen, Physician and
pharmacologist
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FACT SHEET—150 Naira Stamp
NG009.06
Country/Post
Nigeria
Date of Issue
18 January 2006
Primary Theme
Subject
Science & Technology (Information
Technology)
Supercomputer Genius – Philip Emeagwali
Width
24.5 mm
Height
40 mm
Denomination
150 NGN
Number in Set
2
Layout/Format
Sheet of 50
Perforations
Stamp-Issuing
Authority
Printer
13 x 13
Nigerian Postal Service
Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Co Ltd
First Scientists on Postage Stamps