Birthplace of a noble man
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Birthplace of a noble man
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 30 Oct 2013
This charity shop on the corner of the High Street and Cross Street seems ordinary enough. But the blue plaque on the wall marks the fact that this is actually the place of Sir John Pople, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for chemistry. He was born on October 31st, 1925 and died in 2004.
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Image Location
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51.236194
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-2.997744