Robert Oppenheimer was a polymath who spoke six languages and had a deep academic interest in theoretical physics, Sanskrit, and French literature. elaborate
Gregor Mendel was also a skilled beekeeper and studied the inheritance of traits in honeybees, though this work wasn't as well-known as his pea plant experiments. elaborate
Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin was partly accidental; he noticed the mold inhibiting bacterial growth on a contaminated petri dish. elaborate
Carl Sagan's ashes are entombed in a small, Urn-shaped container which also holds a sample of soil from Mars. elaborate
The color of a grown crystal can be dramatically altered by adding tiny amounts of impurities, even at parts-per-million levels. elaborate
