Neon ( Greek ( neon ) meaning " new one ") was discovered in 1898 by the British chemists Sir William Ramsay ( 1852 – 1916 ) and Morris W. Travers ( 1872 – 1961 ) in London.

* William Ramsay and Morris Travers discover neon.

* 1898 William Ramsay and Morris Travers discover neon, and negatively charged beta particles

* William Ramsay and Morris Travers discover Neon, Krypton ( May 30 ) and Xenon ( July 12 ).

Morris William Travers ( 24 January 1872 – 25 August 1961 ), the founding director of the Indian Institute of Science, was an English chemist who worked along with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton.

Ramsay suggested the name of Travers as a possible director for this institute and in 1906, Travers was appointed as the director of the new Indian Institute of Science.

In the years that followed, working with Morris Travers, he discovered neon, krypton, and xenon.

Neon was discovered in 1898 by William Ramsey and Morris W. Travers.

Following a tip-off from a police informant regarding a stolen vehicle, police started searching for John Travers, Michael Murdoch and Les, Michael, and Gary Murphy after they discovered that some of them had a history of violence and Travers had a reputation for carrying a knife.

His work on several of the rare gases earned him the name Rare gas Travers in scientific circles.

Travers continued his researches in cryogenics and made the first accurate temperature measurements of liquid gases.

* 1899 – P. L. Travers, Australian author ( d. 1996 )

He showed signs of sympathy to Puritanism, attending the sermons of the Puritan chaplain of Gray's Inn and accompanying his mother to the Temple Church to hear Walter Travers.

* 1994 – Bill Travers, British actor ( b. 1922 )

The characteristic brilliant red-orange color that is emitted by gaseous neon when excited electrically was noted immediately ; Travers later wrote, " the blaze of crimson light from the tube told its own story and was a sight to dwell upon and never forget.

* 1936 – Mary Travers, American singer and songwriter ( Peter, Paul and Mary ) ( d. 2009 )

* 1886 – Ben Travers, British playwright ( d. 1980 )

* The Invasion Quartet ( 1961 ), he plays a leader of commandos, also featuring Bill Travers and John Le Mesurier.

** Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, featuring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, and Thomas Mitchell, is released in New York.

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* April 23 – P. L. Travers, Australian writer ( b. 1899 )

Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times said Rickman " as always, makes the most lasting impression ," while Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called Rickman " sublime at giving us a glimpse at last into the secret nurturing heart that [...] Snape masks with a sneer.

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film a " captivating romantic bonbon " and added, " Don't look for the originality and grit that distinguished Weir's Australian films Picnic at Hanging Rock and Gallipoli, Green Card has all the heft of a potato chip.

" Conversely, Rolling Stone magazine's Peter Travers enthused, " Abyss is the greatest underwater adventure ever filmed, the most consistently enthralling of the summer blockbusters ... one of the best pictures of the year.

In 1982, he joined with ex-Pat Travers guitarist Pat Thrall to form Hughes / Thrall, they released one self-titled album which went virtually unnoticed at the time but is now often cited by many fans / musicians to be their favourite Glenn Hughes album.

For the P. G. Wodehouse character, see Tom Travers.

At the time, he admired Ramsay MacDonald and helped MacDonald get elected as Labour Party leader at the 1922 Labour leadership election.

The portrait of his wife also shows the influence of French art, an influence which helped greatly to form the practice of Ramsay, and which is even more clearly visible in the large collection of his sketches in the possession of the Royal Scottish Academy and the Board of Trustees, Edinburgh.

Dr. Ramsay helped trace the worm to infested flower fields in Germany that had been converted for potato cultivation during World War II.

" Krenov really helped re-create an interest in fine woodworking that had largely died out by the 1950s ," says Frank Ramsay, president of the Bay Area Woodworkers Association, " Such a change from the ' make a box, cover it with plywood and paint it ' era of the 1960s.

While a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago ( 1945 – 57 ), Rogers helped to establish a counseling center connected with the university and there conducted studies to determine the effectiveness of his methods.

These measurements helped determine how the particles got their energy and how they were transported through Jupiter's magnetosphere.

In a study by Babyar et al., an examination of such scales helped determine the relevance, practical aspects and clinimetric properties of three specific scales existing today for lateropulsion.

it also continued to provided consultation and white papers on the UK's changing space policy and helped determine the UK government's decision to actively engage in human space flight activities from 2010.

The AGS assisted in the redrawing of Europe's map through the project known as the Inquiry, and in doing so helped to determine what the territory and identity of people in Europe would be.

CLSM is also used as the data retrieval mechanism in some 3D optical data storage systems and has helped determine the age of the Magdalen papyrus.

Some of the Surveyors also had alpha scattering instruments and magnets, which helped determine the chemical composition of the soil.

Mitchell was able to determine the identity of " Mr. X ," the mystery informer who had helped the FBI discover the bodies and smash the conspiracy of the Klan in 1964, in part using evidence developed by Bradford and the students.

John J. Holliday's father, Joseph Holliday, helped determine the boundaries of Monroe County and was one of its first county commissioners.

The Keuka Lake Outlet flows between the lakes in the north part of the town and helped determine the course of the Crooked Lake Canal.

Interestingly, Lloyd's coffeehouse published a newspaper, which gave news from various parts of the world, and helped the underwriters of the insurance at the coffeehouse to determine the risk.

In the first episode, Bonaduce helped Simmons ' partner Shannon Tweed to determine if a lie detector could possibly be defeated by Simmons.

In 1744 Price published a volume of sermons, which gained him the acquaintance of Lord Shelburne ; this raised his reputation and helped determine the direction of his career.

Data from the mission has helped to determine the approximate age of Mare Imbrium, suggesting that it is no more than about 4. 25 billion years old.

Mitchell was able to determine the identity of " Mr. X " the mystery informer who had helped the FBI discover the bodies and smash the conspiracy of the Klan in 1964, in part using evidence developed by Barry Bradford.

Its contributions during the Thirty Years ' War under Gustavus Adolphus helped determine the political, as well as the religious, balance of power in Europe.

Ghanaian midfielder Abedi " Pelé " Ayew, who scored three goals, was named the best player of the tournament after his contributions helped Ghana reach the final ; he was, however, suspended for that match and Ghana lost to Côte d ' Ivoire in a penalty shootout that saw each side make 11 attempts to determine the winner.

Dr. Philip M. Tierno Jr., director of clinical microbiology and immunology at the New York University Medical Center, who helped determine that tampons were behind toxic shock syndrome ( TSS ) cases in the early 1980s, blames the introduction of higher-absorbency tampons in 1978, as well as the relatively recent decision by manufacturers to recommend that tampons can be worn overnight, for increased incidences of toxic shock syndrome.

Bates helped determine whether conflicting French, Spanish, and American land claims in the territory would be upheld, as it had been subject to three differing political systems.

At Survivor Series, in a match to determine the number-one contender to the WWF Championship, Hart pinned Austin in a match which helped create the foundations for the eventual year-long feud between the two.

The shape and depth also helped determine the nature of the crack that would appear.

While working for Proxmire he helped with investigations that helped determine the " winners " of the famous Golden Fleece Awards, presented by the senator to those responsible for government waste.

When the sank in 1963, SOSUS helped determine its location.

Broward helped guide a reorganization bill through the legislature which closed some of the schools and set up a commission to determine where the remaining schools should be located.