Archeology
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Pompeii – Conquered, Buried, Rediscovered
Pompeii was an ancient city in Campania on the Gulf of Naples, which like Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis was buried…
Astronomy
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Edmond Halley and his famous Comet
On November 8, 1656, Sir Edmond Halley was born. The astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist, was best known for…
Biology
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek – The Father of Microbiology
On October 24, 1632, the Dutch tradesman and scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the inventor of the microscope, was born. He…
Botany
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Conrad Gessner’s Truly Renaissance Knowledge
On March 26, 1516, Swiss naturalist and bibliographer Conrad Gessner was born. His five-volume Historiae animalium (1551–1558) is considered the…
Chemistry
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Modern Chemistry started with Antoine Lavoisier
On August 26, 1743, French nobleman and chemist Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier was born. De Lavoisier is considered as one…
Computer Science
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The Creation of the First Web Page
On November 13, 1990, one day after Tim Berners-Lee‘s and Robert Cailliau‘s publication of the concept of a world wide…
Economics
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Bill Gates – From Entrepreneur to Philantrop
On October 28, 1955 entrepreneur William Henry “Bill” Gates III, or simply Bill Gates, was born in Seattle, Washington. He…
Geology
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Louis Agassiz and the Ice Ages
On May 28, 1807, Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, and geologist Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was born, who is considered a prominent…
History
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Martin Luther – Iconic Figure of the Reformation
On November 10, 1483, Martin Luther, monk, priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation was born.…
Mathematics
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Wilhelm Schickard and his Calculating Clock
On October 23, 1635, German astronomer and mathematician Wilhelm Schickard, who constructed the very first mechanical calculator, passed away. His…
Medical Science
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Paracelsus – a Typical Renaissance Scientist
On November 11, 1493, Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, aka Paracelsus, the famous Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and…
Paleontology
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Mary Leakey and the Discovery of the false ‘Nutcracker Man’
On July 17, 1959, British paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey discovered the first fossil of the Paranthropus boisei at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Mary…
Philosophy
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God is Dead – The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
On October 15th, 1844, Friedrich Nietzsche was born. The German philosopher, cultural critic, and classical philologist lived and worked socially isolated…
Physics
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Hedy Lamarr – a Hollywood Star Invents Secure Communication Technology
On November 9, 1913, Hollywood movie star Hedy Lamarr was born, co-inventor of an early form of the spread spectrum communication and…
Politics
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Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragette Movement
On July 14, 1858, British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement Emmeline Pankhurst was born, who helped…
Psychology
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The Undiscovered Self – C. G. Jung and Analytical Psychology
What is the driving force behind our motivations and ambitions? Is it pure reasoning? Hardly, as famous psychiatrist Carl Gustav…
Women in Science
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Eleanor J. Gibson and the Visual Cliff
On December 7, 1910, American psychologist Eleanor Jack Gibson was born. Gibson focused on reading development and perceptual learning in infants…
Zoology
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Libbie Hyman and the Invertebrates
On December 6, 1888, U.S. zoologist Libbie Henrietta Hyman was born. Hyman wrote two laboratory manuals and a comprehensive six-volume…
