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Category: Science & Mathematics


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Science and math is a heavy-duty category covering a lot of ground. It focuses on the sciences, including but not limited to astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics, geography, anthropology, engineering, and mathematics.

Dark Skies Festival (UK): February 14 -Mar...

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Stargazing, wildlife watching, and even ghost walks are just some of the activities available during the United Kingdom's Dark Skies Festival in Yorkshire, England. It's a chance to appreciate the beauty...

January

Darwin Day, Intl. (1809): February 12

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Today is the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Charles Robert Darwin on February 12, 1809, at The Mount, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom. He passed away on April 19, 1882, at 73. Darwin is renowned...

January

Diesel Engine Day (1893): February 23

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On February 23, 1893, Rudolph Diesel received a patent for the diesel engine. Born in Paris to Bavarian parents, he created the first engine to use fuel oil rather than water or gasoline. It took him two...

January

Electrific Day, Be (1847): February 11

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Thomas Alva Edison’s contributions to our present civilization are marked today through the celebration of his birth in 1847. Edison invented the light bulb, phonograph, movie projector, and hundreds o...

January

Engineering Day, Introduce a Girl to: Febr...

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One day of National Engineers Week each year is dedicated to getting young women and girls interested in engineering. Dubbed "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day," the day features companies and instituti...

January

Engineering Family Day, Discover: February...

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Discover Engineering Family Day is one of several events during Engineering Week. Family Day helps students between the ages of four and 12 learn about engineering and the importance of technological lite...

January

Engineers Week, Ntl.: February 16-22

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Engineers Week was created in 1951 to introduce youth to exciting and well-paying careers in engineering, including civil, mechanical, electrical, agricultural, chemical, computer, aeronautical, biologica...

January

Extraterrestrial Culture Day: February 11

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In 1947 a UFO was reported sighted over Roswell, New Mexico, making Roswell a mecca for UFO seekers and shrouded in mystery. Playing into the comedy, the New Mexico legislature passed a memorial recognizi...

January

Free Open Source Software Month (FOSS)(199...

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Free and Open Source Software Month (FOSS February) was initiated in 2017 by Onyx Point, Inc. to create awareness and celebrate the principles of open source software. February marks founding the Open Sou...

January

Green Week, Ntl: February 3 - April 30

Monthly

National Green Week is a school-based annual event where schools dedicate a week to green learning and sustainability-focused programs between February and April. To enroll, teachers need to become memb...

January

Have a Heart for a Chained Dog Week, Ntl:...

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Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week is an annual awareness campaign highlighting the plight of chained, penned, abused, and neglected dogs. There are times when an outdoor dog is tethered for its protectio...

January

Inventors' Day, Ntl.(1847): February 11

Daily

Howdy! We're working on the description for this event. It's one of over two thousand events added to the calendar this year. We have verified it is an authentic event and have included the organization...

January

Linus Pauling Day (US-OR)(1901): February...

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Howdy! We're working on the description for this event. It's one of over two thousand events added to the calendar this year. We have verified it is an authentic event and have included the organization...

January

Moon—First Quarter: February 5

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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The first quarter typically occurs seven days after the New M...

January

Moon—Full: February 12

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A full moon occurs when the moon is illuminated by the sun and on the opposite side of the earth. Its ecliptic longitude is 180 degrees. For centuries, people have applied names to full moons to track th...

January

Moon—New: February 28

Daily

The New Moon occurs when the moon and the sun share the exact elliptical longitude, and the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth, we usually cannot see it. The New Moon is cons...

January

Moon—Third Quarter: February 20

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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full and new moon.

January

NatlEship Week: February 8-15 (est)

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National Entrepreneurship Week (NatlEshipWeek) in the United States is an annual observance that celebrates and supports entrepreneurship nationwide. This week-long event fosters a culture of entrepreneur...

January

NGO, World Non-Government Organization Day...

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An NGO is an organization that is citizen-based, independent from government influence, and a non-profit. Doctors without Borders is one well-known example. An NGO can be large or a small grassroots initi...

January

Periodic Table Day (1863): February 7

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Periodic Table Day marks the anniversary of publishing the first table of elements by English chemist John Newlands on February 7, 1863. His is distinctive because he was the first to categorize elements...

January
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