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I. Bernard Cohen (1 March 1914 – 20 June 2003) was the Victor S. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Professor of the history of science at Harvard University and the author of many books on the history of science and, in particular, Isaac Newton. Science is a body of empirical, theoretical, and practical knowledge about the natural world, produced by a global community of researchers Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (ˈnjuːtən 4 January 1643 31 March 1727) Biography Early years See also Isaac Newton's early life and achievements Cohen attended Harvard University, first as a student, taking a Bachelors of Science degree in 1937, and then a Ph. D. in the history of science in 1947. Cohen was a student of George Sarton, an important figure in the field of history of science. George Alfred Leon Sarton (1884-1956 was a Belgian -American Polymath, historian of science, and father of the writer May Sarton. Cohen taught at Harvard from 1942 until his death, and his tenure was marked by the development of Harvard's program in the history of science.

Cohen's April 1955 interview with Albert Einstein was the last Einstein gave before his death. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical It was published that July in Scientific American. Scientific American is a Popular science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly since August 28, 1845, making it

In 1974 he was awarded the Sarton Medal by the History of Science Society. The George Sarton Medal, an award of the History of Science Society, has been awarded annually since 1955 The History of Science Society (HSS is the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science. Many consider Cohen's most important work to be his 1999 translation, with Anne Whitman, of Newton's Principia. This 974-page work took Cohen over 15 years to fully translate.

Among Cohen's famous students one can name the Islamic philosopher Seyed Hosein Nasr, Bucknell University professor Martha Verbrugge, and the prolific Allen G. Debus. Allen George Debus (born August 16 1926 in Chicago is an American historian of science known primarily for his work in the history of chemistry and alchemy

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