Archeology
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Carsten Niebuhr and the Decipherment of Cuneiform
On March 17, 1733, German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark, Carsten Niebuhr was born. He is…
Astronomy
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John Herschel – a Pioneer in Celestial Photography
On March 7, 1792, English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer Sir John Herschel was born. Herschel originated…
Biology
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Frederick William Twort and the Bacteriophages
On March 20, 1955, English bacteriologist Frederick William Twort passed away. Twort was the original discoverer in 1915 of bacteriophages, i.e. viruses…
Botany
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Horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey and the Country Life Movement
On December 25, 1954, American horticulturist and botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey passed away. Bailey helped to create the science of…
Chemistry
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Frederick William Twort and the Bacteriophages
On March 20, 1955, English bacteriologist Frederick William Twort passed away. Twort was the original discoverer in 1915 of bacteriophages, i.e. viruses…
Computer Science
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Seymour Papert’s Logo Programming Language
On March 1, 1928, American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator Seymour Aubrey Papert was born. He is one of the…
Economics
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Steve Jobs – American Businessman, Inventor, and Industrial Designer
On February 24, 1955, American businessman, inventor, and industrial designer Steve Jobs was born. Jobs is widely recognized as a…
Geology
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William Buckland’s Eccentricities and the Discovery of Megalosaurus
On March 12, 1784, English theologian, geologist and eccentric palaeontologist William Buckland was born, who wrote the first full account of…
History
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Egon Friedell’s Fascinating Cutural Histories
On 16 March 1938, at about 22:00, two SA men arrived at the house of prominent Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist…
Mathematics
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August Leopold Crelle and his Journal
On March 11, 1780, German mathematician and civil engineer August Leopold Crelle was born. Crelle is best known for being the…
Medical Science
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Edward C. Kendall and the Adrenal Cortex Hormones
On March 8, 1886, American chemist and Nobel laureate Edward Calvin Kendall was born. Kendall shared the Nobel Prize for…
Paleontology
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Evolution is not Reversible – Louis Dollo
On December 7, 1857, French-born Belgian palaeontologist Louis Dollo was born. Dollo is best known for his work on dinosaurs.…
Philosophy
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Egon Friedell’s Fascinating Cutural Histories
On 16 March 1938, at about 22:00, two SA men arrived at the house of prominent Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist…
Physics
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Pieter van Musschenbroek and the Leyden Jar
On March 14, 1692, Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek was born. Musschenbroek is credited with the invention of the first…
Politics
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Edward Condon – Pioneer in Quantum Mechanics – SciHi Blog
On March 2, 1902, American nuclear physicist Edward Uhler Condon was born. Condon was a pioneer in quantum mechanics and…
Psychology
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Karen Horney’s Struggle with Neurosis
On December 4, 1952, German Neo-Freudian psychoanalyst Karen Horney passed away. Her theories questioned some traditional Freudian views. This was particularly…
Women in Science
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Rita Levi-Montalcini and the Nerve Growth Factor
On December 30, 2011, Italian neurologist and Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini passed away. Levi-Montalcini was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in…
Zoology
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Gilbert White – England’s First Ecologist
On July 18, 1720, pioneering English naturalist and ornithologist Gilbert White was born. He is best known for his work…
