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March 9 in Science History: Discoveries, Scientists and Breakthroughs

March 9, 2025
1943 Richard P. Turco is born on March 9, 1943. The atmospheric chemist later co-authored the influential nuclear winter study, showing how smoke from nuclear war could sharply cool Earth’s climate.