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Yes, more famous people related to science world!

Rowan Atkinson studied electric engineering in the Newcastle University in England and later he earned a Master degree at the Queen College. Yes, you know, the engineer Atkinson is the famous Mr. Bean!

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Continuing with people linked to science we have the following list:

Pope Francisco, the Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had a bachelor degree in chemistry. Well, he decided to follow other way din’t it?

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With the suggestions of our readers, we have added new famous people related with science:

Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany and one of the most recognized woman of the planet, studied physics in the University of Leipzig. She obtained her PhD and worked in chemistry in the Central Institute for Physical Chemistry in Berlin. After this, she became a politician, you know.

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More people that studied something related with mathematics and sciences.

Florence Nightingale, nurse and first medical statistician.

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In this time, let us see some politicians related with science during their life:

Corazón Aquino was a mathematician and first woman in being president of her country, Philipines.

The imminent change of the time.

It has been a year since the snow came.

Those little star-shaped fractals that fall in your hand and disappear being fairly visible to your eyes. The obsession for the work, the dead lines and the surprises that change the way of your life as inelastic collisions in a pool game. How much momentum is left in that white ball?

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Some uncommon people not necessarily associated with science were actually interested in science subjects during their life. Some of them even obtained master degrees and PhDs. Moreover some of them work in science and art as parallel activities!

Let us see some examples:

Do you remember Winnie from The Wonderful Years series? She was played by the actress Danica McKellar who is also a mathematician who besides participating in TV series, also gives talks and writes books about mathematics.

Late is never

The humanity's history is full with children and young prodigy. Mozart began to compose music from 5 years age. Galois inherited the humanity a world of new numbers (the complex numbers) little before his death at 20 years. Avicenna graduated from medical doctor at 18. Steven Spielberg began its career at 23 years old and Bill Gates was the richest man from the world at his 37 years old. They were some examples. 

It is common that several people could be discouraged when they turn to see around them and compare themselves with other people who reached their goals younger than them.

Then, most of the people think that some goal is not for them, they say ‘it is no longer for my age’. 

Other people, simply, do not give up.

Easter and Science

Last Sunday 17 of April, Christian people celebrated Palm Sunday of the Holy week. Each year, every Christian branch (Catholics, Anglicans, Methodists, Orthodoxies, etc.) celebrate the Holy week and Easter week. There are no exact dates for these days but depend of every year.

In Sheffield, England, the government usually put a metal cross in front of the government building. The metal is a symbol of the city because they used to fabricate cutlery and other metal stuff since ancient times.