Archeology
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Giovanni Battista Belzoni and the Egyptian Adventure
On March 2, 1818, Prolific Italian explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni – also known as ‘The Great Belzoni‘ – discovered the…
Astronomy
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Percival Lowell and the Search for Pluto
On March 19, 1915, American astronomer Percival Lowell began to make photographies of the sky in the Lowell Observatory, which was…
Biology
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Sir Francis Galton – Polymath
On February 16, 1822, the cousin of Charles Darwin, Sir Francis Galton was born. Galton the polymath, was known for his…
Botany
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The Phantastic Travels of Adelbert von Chamisso
On January 30, 1781, German poet and naturalist of French Origin Adelbert von Chamisso was born. Some of his lyrics, ballads, and…
Chemistry
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Linus Pauling – From Quantum Chemistry to Molecular Biology
On February 28, 1901, American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, educator Linus Pauling was born. Pauling was one of the…
Computer Science
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Rudy Rucker – Infinity and the Mind
On March 22, 1946, American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author, and philosopher Rudolph von Bitter Rucker, better known as…
Economics
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The Burst of the Tulip Bubble
On February 3, 1637, in Haarlem, Netherlands, the tulip bulb contract prices collapsed abruptly and the trade of tulips ground…
Geology
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Charles Lyell and the Principles of Geology
On November 14, 1797, Charles Lyell, British lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day, was born. Lyell was a…
History
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Frederick the Great’s Cunning Plan to Introduce the Potato
On 24, March, 1756, Prussian king Frederick the Great passed the circular order that should ensure the cultivation and deployment…
Mathematics
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Rudy Rucker – Infinity and the Mind
On March 22, 1946, American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author, and philosopher Rudolph von Bitter Rucker, better known as…
Medical Science
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Fritz Schaudinn and the ‘French Disease’
On March 3, 1905, German zoologist Fritz Schaudinn together with dermatologist Erich Hoffmann discovered the causative agent of syphilis, the…
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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Friedrich Hölderlin and the German Romanticism
On March 20, 1770, major German lyric poet of Romanticism, Friedrich Hölderlin was born. Hölderlin was also an important thinker…
Physics
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Gustav Kirchhoff and the Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits
On March 12, 1824, German physicist Gustav Robert Kirchhoff was born. He is best known for his contribution to the…
Politics
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Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
On February 18, 1943, Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans brought a suitcase full of leaflets to the University of…
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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Aspasia of Miletus – Greek Philosopher
Aspasia was a female Greek philosopher of the 5th century BC. Little is known about her life, but she appears…
Zoology
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Libbie Hyman and her Passion for the Invertebrates
On December 6, 1888, U.S. zoologist Libbie Henrietta Hyman was born. Hyman wrote two laboratory manuals and a comprehensive six-volume…
