Archeology
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Robert Koldewey’s Excavations in Babylon
On September 10, 1855, famous German architect and self-trained archeologal historian Robert Johann Koldewey was born. He is best known for…
Astronomy
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The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
On September 16, 1835, the New York Sun concedes that her serial article about the sensational discoveries of astronomer Sir…
Biology
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Georges Cuvier and the Science of Paleontology
On August 23, 1769, French naturalist and zoologist Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier aka Georges Cuvier was born. He was a major…
Botany
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Joseph Paxton – from Gardens to Architecture
On August 3, 1803, English gardener, architect and Member of Parliament Sir Joseph Paxton was born. He is best known…
Chemistry
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Madame Marie Lafarge – The first “Victim” of the Marsh Test
On September 19, 1840, Marie-Fortunée Fafarge was convicted of murdering her husband by arsenic poisoning. Her case has become notable…
Computer Science
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How Margaret Hamilton Helped Apollo 11 to Safely Land on the Moon
On August 17, 1936, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner Margaret Hamilton was born. Hamilton was Director of…
Economics
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Alexis de Tocqueville and the Democracy in America
On July 29, 1805, French political thinker and historian Alexis de Tocqueville was born. He is best known for his…
Geology
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Charles Walcott and the Cambrian Explosion
On August 30, 1909, American paleontologist Charles Doolittle Walcott discovered the Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British…
History
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The Political Thought of Heinrich von Treitschke
On September 15, 1834, German historian and political writer Heinrich von Treitschke was born. He was one of the best…
Mathematics
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David Hilbert’s 23 Fundamental Problems
On August 8, 1900 David Hilbert, probably the greatest mathematician of his age, gave a speech at the Paris conference…
Medical Science
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Phineas Gage’s Accident and the Science of the Mind and the Brain
On September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage (aged 25) was foreman of a work gang blasting rock while preparing the roadbed…
Paleontology
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Charles Walcott and the Cambrian Explosion
On August 30, 1909, American paleontologist Charles Doolittle Walcott discovered the Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British…
Philosophy
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Stanislaw Lem and Mankind’s Place in the Universe
On September 12, 1921, Polish writer of science fiction, philosophy and satire Stanislaw Lem was born. He is considered to…
Physics
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Galileo Galilei and his Telescope
On August 25, 1609, Galileo Galilei publicly demonstrated his newly built telescope to Venetian lawmakers. Besides its astronomical value Galileo‘s telescope was…
Politics
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The Congress of Vienna in 1814 – Redrawing the Map of Europe
On September 18, 1814, the Congress of Vienna began with ambassadors of many European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel…
Psychology
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Freedom within Limits – the Education Principles of Maria Montessori
On August 31, 1870, Italian physician and educator Maria Tecla Artemesia Montessori was born. She is probably best known for the…
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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Charles Walcott and the Cambrian Explosion
On August 30, 1909, American paleontologist Charles Doolittle Walcott discovered the Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British…
